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1. (v.t.) transfix
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
2. transfix
to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale.
3. transfix
to hold or fasten with or on something that pierces.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L trānsfīxus, ptp. of trānsfīgere to pierce through =trāns-trans - +fīgere to pierce)
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1. (verb) fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
"The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
2. (verb) transfix, impale, empale, spike
pierce with a sharp stake or point
"impale a shrimp on a skewer"
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1. (verb) transfix
to pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart
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