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verb (used with object), trans·fixed or trans·fixt, trans·fix·ing.
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.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin trānsfīxus (past participle of trānsfīgere to pierce through), equivalent to trāns- trans- + fīg(ere) to pierce + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
1580–90; < Latin trānsfīxus (past participle of trānsfīgere to pierce through), equivalent to trāns- trans- + fīg(ere) to pierce + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
un·trans·fixed, adjective
Synonyms
1. fascinate, spellbind, engross, captivate, enthrall.
1. fascinate, spellbind, engross, captivate, enthrall.
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Transfixion
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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transfixion trans·fix·ion (trāns-fĭk'shən)
n.
In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissues close to the bone and dividing muscles from within outward.
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