'Transfix' definitions:

Definition of 'transfix'

From: WordNet
verb
To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind]
verb
Pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: transfix, impale, empale, spike]

Definition of 'Transfix'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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