transfix Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
    grip; spellbind; fascinate.
    • The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
  2. verb pierce with a sharp stake or point
    impale; spike; empale.
    • impale a shrimp on a skewer

WordNet

Trans*fix" transitive verb
Etymology
L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten. See Fix.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Transfixed ; present participle & verbal noun Transfixing
Definitions
  1. To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.

Webster 1913