Transfix Definition

trăns-fĭks

transfixed, transfixes

verb

transfixed, transfixes

To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe.

We were transfixed by the beauty of the bird.

American Heritage

To pierce through with or as if with something pointed.

Webster's New World

To fasten in this manner; impale.

Webster's New World

To capture or hold the attention of completely; hold spellbound.

Transfixed with horror.

Webster's New World

To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.

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noun

(linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.

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Other Word Forms of Transfix

Singular:

transfix

Plural:

Latin trānsfīgere trānsfīx- trāns- trans- fīgere to pierce, fasten dhīgw- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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