Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transfix"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transfix \Trans*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transfixed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Transfixing}.] [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure
to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten.
See {Fix}.]
To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as,
to transfix one with a dart.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transfix
v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing
terror or awe: "The eye of the Ancient Mariner
fascinated the wedding guest." Burton; "The serpent
fascinates its prey,..by the power of his eyes." Todd &
Bowman [syn: {fascinate}, {grip}, {spellbind}]
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
skewer" [syn: {impale}, {empale}, {spike}]
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