transfix
[verb]
Synonyms:
- stun, engross, fascinate, hold, hypnotize, mesmerize, paralyse
- pierce, impale, puncture, run through, skewer, spear

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trans‧fix /trænsˈfɪks/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of transfigere, from figere 'to fasten, make a hole through']

1. to surprise, interest, frighten etc someone so much that they do not move

2. literary to make a hole through something or someone with a sharp pointed weapon

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