transfix
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transfix¹
Where it comes from
From Middle French transfixer, from Old French transfixer, from Latin transfigō (“to pierce through”), from trans- (“through”) + figō (“to pierce”).
verb transfixes · transfixing · transfixed
- To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe. He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the des
- To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon. The spear transfixed my arm that was uplifted In swift expostulation, and the blood Gushed round its point: I smiled, […]
- To fix or impale.
transfix²
Where it comes from
From trans- + -fix.
noun transfixes
- A discontinuous affix, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages, which occurs at more than one position in a word, i.e. a combination of prefixes, infixes and/or suffixes. The Arabic word مكتوب (maktūb, “written”) is built from the root [script needed] (k–t–b, “writing”) and the transfix [script needed] (ma––ū–, “passive participle”).
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verb to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
| Español | transfijar |
|---|---|
| Français | méduser |
| Deutsch | verblüffen, in Erstaunen versetzen, in Ehrfurcht versetzen, erstaunen, verwundern, Ehrfurcht einflößen |
| Ελληνικά | καθηλώνω kathilóno |
verb to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
| Español | transfijar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | durchbohren, durchstechen |
| Ελληνικά | διατρυπώ diatrypó |
| Русский | пронза́ть pronzátʹ |
verb to fix or impale
| Español | transfijar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | fixieren, aufspießen |
| Ελληνικά | ανασκολοπίζω anaskolopízo, καρφώνω karfóno |
noun a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages
| Español | transfijo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 插綴 /插缀 |
| Français | transfixe |
| Italiano | transfisso |
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@misc{transfix_2026,
title = {transfix},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transfix},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
