v.
Pronunciation: tran(t)s- ' fiks
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin transfixus, past participle of transfigere, from trans- + figere to fasten, pierce ― more at FIX
Date: 1590
1 : to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : IMPALE
2 : to hold motionless by or as if by piercing <he stood transfix ed by her gaze>
– trans · fix · ion \ - ' fik-sh ə n \ noun