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transfix
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trans·fix  (trns-fks)
tr.v. trans·fixed, trans·fix·ing, trans·fix·es
1. To pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon.
2. To fix fast; impale.
3. To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe.

[Latin trnsfgere, trnsfx- : trns-, trans- + fgere, to pierce, fasten; see dhgw- in Indo-European roots.]

trans·fixion (-fkshn) n.

transfix [trænsˈfɪks]
vb -fixes, -fixing, -fixed, -fixt (tr)
1. to render motionless, esp with horror or shock
2. to impale or fix with a sharp weapon or other device
3. (Medicine) Med to cut through (a limb or other organ), as in amputation
[from Latin transfīgere to pierce through, from trans- + fīgere to thrust in]
transfixion  [trænsˈfɪkʃən] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.transfix - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awetransfix - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
2.transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or pointtransfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish"

transfix
verb
stun, hold, fascinate, paralyse, petrify, mesmerize, hypnotize, stop dead, root to the spot, engross, rivet the attention of, spellbind, halt or stop in your tracks We were all transfixed by the images of war.
stun bore, tire, fatigue, weary
Translations
transfix [trænsˈfɪks] VTtraspasar, paralizar
he stood transfixed with fearse quedó paralizado por el miedo
transfix
vt
(= fix)annageln, feststecken (→ to an +acc); butterfliesaufspießen
(fig) to be or stand transfixed with horrorstarr vor Entsetzen sein; he stood as though transfixed (to the ground)er stand da wie angewurzelt
transfix [trænsˈfɪks] vttrafiggere (fig) transfixed with fearparalizzato/a dalla paura


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