Transfix \Trans*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transfixed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Transfixing}.] [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure
to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten.
See {Fix}.]
To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as,
to transfix one with a dart.
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