transfix
[ trans-fiks ]
verb (used with object),trans·fixed or trans·fixt, trans·fix·ing.
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale.
to hold or fasten with or on something that pierces.
Origin of transfix
11580–90; <Latin trānsfīxus (past participle of trānsfīgere to pierce through), equivalent to trāns-trans- + fīg(ere) to pierce + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
Other words for transfix
Other words from transfix
- trans·fix·ion [trans-fik-shuhn], /trænsˈfɪk ʃən/, noun
- un·trans·fixed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for transfix
transfix
/ (trænsˈfɪks) /
verb-fixes, -fixing, -fixed or -fixt (tr)
to render motionless, esp with horror or shock
to impale or fix with a sharp weapon or other device
med to cut through (a limb or other organ), as in amputation
Origin of transfix
1C16: from Latin transfīgere to pierce through, from trans- + fīgere to thrust in
Derived forms of transfix
- transfixion (trænsˈfɪkʃən), noun
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