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transfix

verb

1 transfix

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

synonyms: fascinate, grip, spellbind.

2 transfix

Pierce with a sharp stake or point.

synonyms: empale, impale, spike.

Roget 260: open, ope, gape, yawn, bilge; fly open.    perforate, pierce, empierce, tap, bore, drill; mine etc. ... show more

Dutch: doorboren, spietsen


Moby thesaurus: auger, balance, ballast, bayonet, bewitch, bite, bore, broach, counterbalance, countersink, dagger, dirk, drill, electrify, empierce, enchant, engross, enrapture, ensorcel, fascinate ... show more.

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