1. Having one's attention fixated as though by a spell
   "The children were transfixed by the colourful butterfly fluttering in the garden";
   - fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised [Brit], mesmerized, mesmerised [Brit], spellbound, spell-bound

1. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
   "The snake charmer transfixes the cobra";
   - fascinate, grip, spellbind
    
2. Pierce with a sharp stake or point
   "transfix a shrimp on a skewer";
   - impale, empale, spike

See also: enchanted

Type of: interest, pierce, thrust

Encyclopedia: Transfixed