Associations to the word «Transfix»

Wiktionary

TRANSFIX, noun. (linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.
TRANSFIX, verb. (transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
TRANSFIX, verb. (transitive) To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
TRANSFIX, verb. (transitive) To fix or impale.

Dictionary definition

TRANSFIX, verb. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra".
TRANSFIX, verb. Pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin