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   transfix

   /transˈfɪks/

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment: "he was transfixed by the pain in her face" Similar mesmerizehypnotizespellbindbewitchcaptivateentranceenthralfascinateengrossenrapturestunstupefyastoundgriproot someone to the spotstop someone deadstop someone in their tracksparalysepetrifyimmobilizefreezerivetrare:gorgonize
   • 2. pierce with a sharp implement or weapon: "a field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl" Similar impalestabspearpiercespikeskewerstickgorepinbayonetharpoonlancerun throughpunctureperforaterare:transpierce

   Word Origin late 16th century (in transfix (sense 2)): from Latin transfix- ‘pierced through’, from the verb transfigere, from trans- ‘across’ + figere ‘fix, fasten’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transfixion noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • X

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