transfix
Meanings
verb
- To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
- To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
- To fix or impale.
noun
- A discontinuous affix, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages, which occurs at more than one position in a word, i.e. a combination of prefixes, infixes and/or suffixes.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle French transfixer, from Old French transfixer, from Latin transfigō (“to pierce through”), from trans- (“through”) + figō (“to pierce”).
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