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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Transfix  \Trans*fix"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Transfixed};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Transfixing}.]  [L.  transfixus  p.  p.  of  transfigure 
  to  transfix;  trans  across  through  +  figere  to  fix,  fasten. 
  See  {Fix}.] 
  To  pierce  through  as  with  a  pointed  weapon;  to  impale;  as 
  to  transfix  one  with  a  dart. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  transfix 
  v  1:  to  render  motionless,  as  with  a  fixed  stare  or  by  arousing 
  terror  or  awe:  "The  eye  of  the  Ancient  Mariner 
  fascinated  the  wedding  guest."  Burton;  "The  serpent 
  fascinates  its  prey,..by  the  power  of  his  eyes."  Todd  & 
  Bowman  [syn:  {fascinate},  {grip},  {spellbind}] 
  2:  pierce  with  a  sharp  stake  or  point;  "impale  a  shrimp  on  a 
  skewer"  [syn:  {impale},  {empale},  {spike}] 




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