transfix
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transfix/transˈfɪks/
▶verb
- 1 make motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.
- 2 pierce with a sharp implement or weapon.
– derivatives
transfixion noun.
transfixion noun.
– origin C16: from L. transfix-, transfigere ‘pierce through’.
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