Transfix

Word TRANSFIX
Character 8
Hyphenation trans fix
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Transfix"

What do we mean by transfix?

To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe. transitive verb

To pierce or impale with a pointed weapon or object. transitive verb

In geometry, to cut by a fixed straight, m, a subject composed of planes, α, β, γ, that is, to construct the passes m·α, m·β, m·γ.

To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; transpierce: as, to transfix one with a dart or spear; also, to fasten by something sharp thrust through.

Synonyms Pierce, etc. See penetrate.

To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale. transitive verb

A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages. noun

To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe. verb

To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon. verb

To fix or impale. verb

Pierce with a sharp stake or point verb

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

To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.

To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.

To fix or impale.

Being transfixed means you don’t mind being caught in an unescapeable gaze, flustered by your own daydreams, or overwhelmed by a touch. All of your attention, all of your energy, and all of your heart is pulled toward her as if nothing else in the world even matters. Urban Dictionary

To have Transfixation is to be totally and completely OBSESSED with Transformers. The movie, or the show. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Transfix

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The word "transfix" in example sentences

His love of ideas and people were the epoxies that kept him glued to the rest of us, that made each one of us in his orbit feel special, that allowed him to shun the baubles and bangles that transfix so many. ❋ Andrew S. Doctoroff (2012)

Destined to become a classic, it will transfix audiences everywhere. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Artist Anne Harris has built her reputation as a painter of women who transfix their viewers with projections of uncomfortable and uncanny emotional states. ❋ John Seed (2011)

Whatever you may think of the man, guilty or not, his gumption and continued efforts to clear his name will transfix him as a cartoonish figure in the dark side of the American political system. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is the ads regarding slaves that transfix the modern reader. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Squads have also been out in the countryside "lamping", poachers using lights to transfix animals. ❋ Dave Hurteau (2008)

Since the size, haircolor, and voice are just about right to transfix him I spent a little time picturing what Miles Vorkosigan would do with Honor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One was initially called Discharge because it aimed to transfix the spectator, "like arrows being discharged in your face as you looked at it". ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)

But he was still able to transfix a vast crowd of Vancouver's mill hands and miners with a 17-minute telephone concert culminating in a rendition of the Ballad of Joe Hill. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They would compete, not only in swimming, but in all of the sports -- from track and field to gymnastics, from basketball to equestrian -- that captivate and transfix the world every four years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

More than anything, in this era of hyper-editing and hyper-budgeting, I'm just delighted to find a film that can transfix viewers even as untold minutes of its running time are devoted to watching grainy footage of a couple asleep in bed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But he was still able to transfix a vast crowd of Vancouver's mill hands and miners with a 17 minute telephone concert culminating in a rendition of the Ballad of Joe Hill. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How could I have forgotten this look, this considering look, and how he could transfix me with it? ❋ Sarah Micklem (2009)

i'm so transfixed on her...[i love her] ❋ Luke81111 (2011)

[Chrysta]: [Bree], did you seriously get an [Autobots] tattoo? Bree: Yeah, I've definitely got a Transfixation. ❋ BrittanyRebecca (2008)

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