transfix in English

verb

1

cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

he was transfixed by the pain in her face

synonyms: mesmerize, hypnotize, spellbind, bewitch, captivate, entrance, enthrall, fascinate, absorb, enrapture, grip, hook, rivet, paralyze

2

pierce with a sharp implement or weapon.

a field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl

synonyms: impale, stab, spear, pierce, spike, skewer, gore, stick, run through

verb

mesmerize, hypnotize, spellbind, bewitch, captivate, entrance, enthrall, fascinate, absorb, enrapture, grip, hook, rivet, paralyze
impale, stab, spear, pierce, spike, skewer, gore, stick, run through
spike, impale, empale
grip, spellbind, fascinate

Use "transfix" in a sentence

1. 10 Instead, Nolan intends to transfix you with a narcissist theory that seems logic and complex on the surface.

2. 7 I've seen more than a few hives throwing off a swarm, and never has one failed to transfix me utterly, or to dumbfound everyone else within sight of it.

3. 17 It can conciliate China and the west, transfix in the ancient and modern, help to enforce and manage state affairs--- The law science blueprint what he describe have democratic, scientific character.

4. 17 It can Conciliate China and the west, transfix in the ancient and modern, help to enforce and manage state affairs--- The law science blueprint what he describe have democratic, scientific character