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transfix
[ trans-fiks ]
verb (used with object)
- to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
Synonyms: enthrall, captivate, engross, spellbind, fascinate
- to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale.
- to hold or fasten with or on something that pierces.
transfix
/ trænsˈfɪks; trænsˈfɪkʃən /
verb
- to render motionless, esp with horror or shock
- to impale or fix with a sharp weapon or other device
- med to cut through (a limb or other organ), as in amputation
Derived Forms
- transfixion, noun
Other Words From
- trans·fix·ion [trans-, fik, -sh, uh, n], noun
- untrans·fixed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of transfix1
Example Sentences
Miraculously, Malala survived, and her courage, wisdom, and optimism have continued to transfix and inspire the world.
Take the syringe in the right hand and with the needle transfix the fold near its base (Fig. 182).
It has not one element that asks the sense of beauty to incorporate it, or challenges the weapon of wit to transfix it.
Merle was looking Old Broadbrim squarely in the eye and his gaze seemed to transfix him like a lance.
They stuck out at right angles, seeming to transfix the rigid, death-white hands.
What joy, I thought, would it be to transfix the matchless beauty which had wrought itself thus into the visions of my old age!
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