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transfix

v.
US //tɹænsˈfɪks// UK //tɹænsfˈɪks// trans·fix
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle French transfixer, from Old French transfixer, from Latin transfigō (“to pierce through”), from trans- (“through”) + figō (“to pierce”).

Etymology 2

From trans- + -fix.

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