v. 25B6; verb
he was transfixed by the images on the screen : MESMERIZE, hypnotize, spellbind, bewitch, captivate, entrance, enthral, fascinate, enrapture, grip, rivet; root to the spot, paralyse.
a field mouse is transfixed by the owl's curved talons : IMPALE, stab, spear, pierce, spike, skewer, gore, stick, run through; poetic/literary transpierce.