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Definition of transfix verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

transfix

verb

NAmE//trænsˈfɪks//

[usually passive] transfix somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they transfix

he / she / it transfixes

past simple transfixed

-ing form transfixing

to make someone unable to move because they are afraid, surprised, etc. synonym paralyze Luisa stood transfixed with shock.

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