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# transfix

verb (transfixes, transfixed, transfixing)

«transfix» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To pierce something through with a sharp point, such as a spear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transfix/#m1)
2. To hold someone still with fear or wonder, so that they cannot move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transfix/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a hero transfixes a monster with a lance, or a sight transfixes a person with fear.

### Examples

- The knight transfixed the dragon with his lance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transfix/#x1)
- The bright light transfixed the children, and they could not move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transfix/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «transfix» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transfix/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transfix» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transfix.html) on Mova free.