Verb: transfix tranz'fiks
- To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
"The snake charmer transfixes the cobra";
- fascinate, grip, spellbind
- Pierce with a sharp stake or point
"transfix a shrimp on a skewer";
- impale, empale, spike
Derived forms: transfixed, transfixes, transfixing
Type of: interest, pierce, thrust
Encyclopedia: Transfix