transpierce
71transfix — [v1] hold one’s attention bewitch, captivate, enchant, engross, fascinate, hold, hypnotize, mesmerize, palsy, paralyze, petrify, rivet, root, spellbind, stop in one’s tracks*, stop one dead*, stun; concepts 11,14 Ant. bore, look away transfix… …
72trans- — [trans, tranz] [L trans (contr. to tra before d , m , n , l , v , j ) < trans, across, over, orig., prob. prp. of * trare, to pass, seen in intrare, extrare < IE base * ter , to go, over, beyond > THROUGH] prefix 1. on the other side of …
