transfix

trans·fix

T0317400 (trăns-fĭks′)tr.v. trans·fixed, trans·fix·ing, trans·fix·es 1. To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe: We were transfixed by the beauty of the bird.2. To pierce or impale with a pointed weapon or object.

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[Latin trānsfīgere, trānsfīx- : trāns-, trans- + fīgere, to pierce, fasten; see dhīg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·fix′ion (-fĭk′shən) n.

transfix

(trænsˈfɪks) vb (tr) , -fixes, -fixing, -fixed or -fixt1. to render motionless, esp with horror or shock2. to impale or fix with a sharp weapon or other device3. (Medicine) med to cut through (a limb or other organ), as in amputation[C16: from Latin transfīgere to pierce through, from trans- + fīgere to thrust in] transfixion n

trans•fix

(trænsˈfɪks)

v.t. -fixed fixt, fix•ing. 1. to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc. 2. to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale. 3. to hold or fasten with or on something that pierces. [1580–90; < Latin trānsfīxus, past participle of trānsfīgere to pierce through =trāns- trans- + fīgere to pierce] trans•fix′ion (-ˈfɪk ʃən) n.

transfix

Past participle: transfixed/transfixt
Gerund: transfixing

Imperative
transfix
transfix

Present
I transfix
you transfix
he/she/it transfixes
we transfix
you transfix
they transfix

Preterite
I transfixed/transfixt
you transfixed/transfixt
he/she/it transfixed/transfixt
we transfixed/transfixt
you transfixed/transfixt
they transfixed/transfixt

Present Continuous
I am transfixing
you are transfixing
he/she/it is transfixing
we are transfixing
you are transfixing
they are transfixing

Present Perfect
I have transfixed/transfixt
you have transfixed/transfixt
he/she/it has transfixed/transfixt
we have transfixed/transfixt
you have transfixed/transfixt
they have transfixed/transfixt

Past Continuous
I was transfixing
you were transfixing
he/she/it was transfixing
we were transfixing
you were transfixing
they were transfixing

Past Perfect
I had transfixed/transfixt
you had transfixed/transfixt
he/she/it had transfixed/transfixt
we had transfixed/transfixt
you had transfixed/transfixt
they had transfixed/transfixt

Future
I will transfix
you will transfix
he/she/it will transfix
we will transfix
you will transfix
they will transfix

Future Perfect
I will have transfixed/transfixt
you will have transfixed/transfixt
he/she/it will have transfixed/transfixt
we will have transfixed/transfixt
you will have transfixed/transfixt
they will have transfixed/transfixt

Future Continuous
I will be transfixing
you will be transfixing
he/she/it will be transfixing
we will be transfixing
you will be transfixing
they will be transfixing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transfixing
you have been transfixing
he/she/it has been transfixing
we have been transfixing
you have been transfixing
they have been transfixing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transfixing
you will have been transfixing
he/she/it will have been transfixing
we will have been transfixing
you will have been transfixing
they will have been transfixing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transfixing
you had been transfixing
he/she/it had been transfixing
we had been transfixing
you had been transfixing
they had been transfixing

Conditional
I would transfix
you would transfix
he/she/it would transfix
we would transfix
you would transfix
they would transfix

Past Conditional
I would have transfixed/transfixt
you would have transfixed/transfixt
he/she/it would have transfixed/transfixt
we would have transfixed/transfixt
you would have transfixed/transfixt
they would have transfixed/transfixt

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transfix - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"spellbind, fascinate, gripinterest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	2.	transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"empale, impale, spikepierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrumentpin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish"

transfix

verb1. stun, hold, fascinate, paralyse, petrify, mesmerize, hypnotize, stop dead, root to the spot, engross, rivet the attention of, spellbind, halt or stop in your tracks We were all transfixed by the images of war.
stun bore, tire, fatigue, weary

transfix

verbTo compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of:arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind.Slang: grab.

Translations

pietrificaretrafiggere