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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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