3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}, {grip}, {spellbind}] 2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {impale}, {empale}, {spike}] [also: {transfixt}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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