# transfix

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
2. To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
3. To fix or impale.

## Etymology
From Middle French transfixer, from Old French transfixer, from Latin transfigō (“to pierce through”), from trans- (“through”) + figō (“to pierce”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transfix