Transfix

Quick meaning: Transfix is a verb meaning (transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.

Meaning

(transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
2. (transitive) To fix or impale.
3. (linguistics) A discontinuous affix, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages, which occurs at more than one position in a word, i.e. a combination of prefixes, infixes and/or suffixes.

Example Sentences

The spear transfixed my arm that was uplifted In swift expostulation, and the blood Gushed round its point: I smiled, […]

But we may as well accept her story as true, for it is likely she would have been transfixed by the narcissism of the weight lifters.

The Arabic word مكتوب (maktūb, “written”) is built from the root [script needed] (k–t–b, “writing”) and the transfix [script needed] (ma––ū–, “passive participle”).

There was a little stream that ran not far away, in which he bathed, and down this on occasion would come a shoal of fish. Then the natives would assemble with spears, and with much shouting would transfix the great startled things as they hurried down to the sea.

Word Forms

• transfixes
• transfixing
• transfixed

Synonyms for transfix

Depending on context, synonyms include grip, fascinate, impale, spellbind, empale, spike.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include empale, grip, fascinate, spellbind, impale, spike.

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