"transfix" in the verb sense
1. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
"The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
2. transfix, impale, empale, spike
pierce with a sharp stake or point
"impale a shrimp on a skewer"
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