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View definitions for transfix

transfix

verb as in hold one's attention

verb as in pierce

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Example Sentences

Miraculously, Malala survived, and her courage, wisdom, and optimism have continued to transfix and inspire the world.

Take the syringe in the right hand and with the needle transfix the fold near its base (Fig. 182).

It has not one element that asks the sense of beauty to incorporate it, or challenges the weapon of wit to transfix it.

Merle was looking Old Broadbrim squarely in the eye and his gaze seemed to transfix him like a lance.

They stuck out at right angles, seeming to transfix the rigid, death-white hands.

What joy, I thought, would it be to transfix the matchless beauty which had wrought itself thus into the visions of my old age!

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to transfix, such as: captivate, enchant, engross, fascinate, hypnotize, and mesmerize.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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