Transfix
verb (used with object), transfixed or transfixt, transfixing.
1.
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
2.
to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale.
3.
to hold or fasten with or on something that pierces.
verb (transitive) -fixes, -fixing, -fixed, -fixt
1.
to render motionless, esp with horror or shock
2.
to impale or fix with a sharp weapon or other device
3.
(med) to cut through (a limb or other organ), as in amputation
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