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transfix

trans·fix

US/træˈnsfɪks/ uncommon

verb

1.

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

  • “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
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2.

pierce with a sharp stake or point

  • “impale a shrimp on a skewer”
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Origin

From Middle French transfixer, from Old French transfixer, from Latin transfigō (“to pierce through”), from trans- (“through”) + figō (“to pierce”).

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