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| trans·fix [ transs fíks ] (past and past participle trans·fixed, present participle trans·fix·ing, 3rd person present singular trans·fix·es) |
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1. make somebody immobile with shock: to shock or terrify somebody so much as to induce a momentary inability to move
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2. pierce through somebody: to pierce somebody or something through with a weapon or other sharp object
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3. medicine cut completely through limb: to cut through a part of the body completely, e.g. when amputating a limb
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via Old French transfixer< Latin transfix-, past participle of transfigere "pierce, run through" < figere "to fix"] |
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 trans·fix·ion noun |
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