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Synonyms for transfix in English

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transfix:
- spike; impale; transfix; empale; grip; fascinate; spellbind

English

Detailed Synonyms for transfix in English

transfix:

transfix verb

transfix

– pierce with a sharp stake or point ¹
to spike; impale; transfix; empale
– pierce with a sharp stake or point ¹
- spike verb (spikes, spiked, spiking)
- impale verb
  - impale a shrimp on a skewer¹
- transfix verb
- empale verb
transfix

– to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe ¹
to grip; to fascinate; spellbind; transfix
– to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe ¹
- grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
- fascinate verb (fascinates, fascinated, fascinating)
  - The snake charmer fascinates the cobra¹
- spellbind verb
- transfix verb

Alternate Synonyms for "transfix":

fascinate; grip; spellbind; interest
impale; empale; spike; pierce; thrust

Related Definitions for "transfix":

pierce with a sharp stake or point¹
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University