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transfix

verb

Meaning

  1. To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
  2. To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
  3. To fix or impale.
  4. A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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