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]

	

	75 Moby Thesaurus words for "transfix":
   auger, balance, ballast, bayonet, bewitch, bite, bore, broach,
   counterbalance, countersink, dagger, dirk, drill, electrify,
   empierce, enchant, engross, enrapture, ensorcel, fascinate, firm,
   firm up, fix, freeze, galvanize, gore, gouge, gouge out, hold,
   hole, honeycomb, hypnotize, immobilize, impale, keep, knife, lance,
   mesmerize, nail, nail down, needle, penetrate, perforate, pierce,
   pin, pin down, pink, plunge in, poniard, prick, punch, puncture,
   ream, ream out, retain, riddle, rivet, run through, saber, skewer,
   spear, spike, spit, stab, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick,
   stiletto, stun, sword, tap, transpierce, trepan, trephine