Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
transfix
v 1: 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]
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
skewer" [syn: transfix, impale, empale, spike]