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to telefax

to telefax

1 7.7
To send a document or picture by a fax machine
  • verb
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌfæks/
  • Archaic
translation icon : faxear
  • l'll telefax it to you.

Examples

  • I will telefax the signed contract to your office tomorrow.

  • Please telefax the report as soon as it's ready.

  • Can you telefax me the details of the meeting?

Synonyms

to fax
vsto telefax
148 2.8

To send a document over a phone line so it prints at the other end

is the same action but not limited to telephone line transmission
to telex
vsto telefax
  • Archaic
1 8.9

To send a typed message using a machine over long distance lines

focuses on sending visual document images rather than typed network text
to facsimile
vsto telefax
  • Archaic
7.0

To send a document by fax

is sending those image copies specifically by a dedicated copying machine
to teletype
vsto telefax
  • Archaic
9.5

To send a typed message that is printed far away

involves sending visual document copies instead of typed live messages

How Fast

to text
  • Texting
296 2.6
email
  • Texting
724 1.0
to telefax
  • Archaic
1 7.7
to post
  • UK
127 1.0

Surface Forms

telefax infinitive
telefaxed past
telefaxed past participle
telefaxing present participle
telefaxes third person singular

Morphology

telefax = fax (transparent) = tele + fax

The meaning is directly recoverable as 'fax' with the distance/telecommunication prefix 'tele-'.

Etymology

The word telefax puts together tele- meaning 'far', the same 'tele' in telephone and television, and fax, short for facsimile, meaning 'copy'. So, to telefax something is to send a 'copy' to someone far away, usually by a fax machine.