transfix

tr.v., -fixed, -fix·ing, -fix·es.

1. To pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon.
2. To fix fast; impale.
3. To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe.

[Latin trānsfīgere, trānsfīx- : trāns-, trans- + fīgere, to pierce, fasten.]

transfixion trans·fix'ion (-fĭk'shən) n.

verb

To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind. Slang grab. See excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: hold one's attention
Antonyms: bore, look away

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To pierce through or impale.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennembore, stikke, spidde

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan de grond nagelen, doorboren

Français (French)
v. tr. - paralyser, stupéfier, transpercer

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchbohren, erstarren lassen, lähmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καρφώνω, διαπερνώ, ακινητοποιώ, καθηλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
trafiggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - transfixar, trespassar, paralisar

Русский (Russian)
пронзать, прокалывать, пронизывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - paralizar, traspasar, atravesar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - genomborra, spetsa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺穿, 使呆住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 刺穿, 使呆住

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 꽂다, 고정시키다, 못 박다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 突き刺す, 釘付けにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثبت بالطعن, يطعن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דקר, שיפד, סימר, נעץ, שיתק, איבן, הקפיא (דם)‬

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