How Do You Spell TRANSFIX?

Pronunciation: [tɹansfˈɪks] (IPA)

The word "transfix" is spelled with nine letters and pronounced as [trænsfɪks]. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word indicates that it starts with the voiced alveolar fricative [z], followed by the voiceless alveolar stop [t], and ends with the voiceless alveolar fricative [s]. The middle part of the word is pronounced with the high front vowel [ɪ] and the voiceless velar stop [k]. "Transfix" means to hold someone's attention or to cause someone to become motionless with awe or shock.

TRANSFIX Meaning and Definition

1. Transfix is a verb that carries several related meanings. It can describe an action of capturing someone's attention or focus completely, thereby rendering them motionless or speechless. When someone or something is transfixing, it holds others spellbound and engrossed. This captivation can occur as a result of extreme surprise, awe, shock, or disbelief. Transfixing moments are often marked by a sudden freeze or temporary suspension of physical or mental activity, as people become absorbed in the captivating sight or idea before them.

   In a more literal sense, transfix refers to the act of piercing or impaling something with a pointed object, such as a spear, needle, or pin. It implies the action of rendering something immobile or fixed in place. This definition often applies to medical procedures, where a needle or other sharp instrument is used to immobilize a specific body part or to administer an injection. In this context, transfix can also denote the process of physically pinning or holding something securely in place, preventing any movement or escape.

   Overall, transfix encompasses the concepts of captivation, immobility, fixation, and temporary suspension. It is used to describe the ability to hold someone steadfastly in a state of fascination or to physically immobilize something by piercing or fixing it in place.

2. To pierce with a sharp instrument.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

Common Misspellings for TRANSFIX

• transfrm
• transfes
• transfig
• transfir
• rransfix
• fransfix
• gransfix
• yransfix
• 6ransfix
• 5ransfix
• transfiz
• transfic
• tansfix
• transix
• transfixt
• Tranifix
• Transfird
• tranfixe
• Transefex
• Taransfat
• transfxd
• Transficz
• Transfiks
• Transfisc
• Transfxxt
• Trunsfixt
• Transeip

Etymology of TRANSFIX

The word "transfix" has its origins in the Latin language. The term is derived from the Latin word "transfixus", which is the past participle of the verb "transfigere". "Transfigere" combines the prefix "trans", meaning "through" or "across", and the verb "figere", meaning "to fix" or "to fasten". Therefore, "transfix" originally meant "to pierce through" or "to impale" something with a pointed object. Over time, the meaning of "transfix" extended to signify a state of being motionless, entranced, or captivated, as if metaphorically pierced or pinned in one place.

Similar spelling words for TRANSFIX

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• transform,
• transexual,
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• transept,
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• transferase,
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• transcriber,
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• transfixed,
• transcribed,
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• transvestic,
• Transue,
• transformer,
• transition,
• transferral,
• trans,
• transsexual,
• transgress.

Conjugate verb Transfix

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have transfixed

you would have transfixed

he/she/it would have transfixed

we would have transfixed

they would have transfixed

I would have transfix

you would have transfix

he/she/it would have transfix

we would have transfix

they would have transfix

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been transfixing

you would have been transfixing

he/she/it would have been transfixing

we would have been transfixing

they would have been transfixing

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would transfix

you would transfix

he/she/it would transfix

we would transfix

they would transfix

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be transfixing

you would be transfixing

he/she/it would be transfixing

we would be transfixing

they would be transfixing

FUTURE

I will transfix

you will transfix

he/she/it will transfix

we will transfix

they will transfix

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be transfixing

you will be transfixing

he/she/it will be transfixing

we will be transfixing

they will be transfixing

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have transfixed

you will have transfixed

he/she/it will have transfixed

we will have transfixed

they will have transfixed

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been transfixing

you will have been transfixing

he/she/it will have been transfixing

we will have been transfixing

they will have been transfixing

IMPERATIVE

you transfix

we let´s transfix

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to transfix

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was transfixing

you were transfixing

he/she/it was transfixing

we were transfixing

they were transfixing

PAST PARTICIPLE

transfixed

PAST PERFECT

I had transfixed

you had transfixed

he/she/it had transfixed

we had transfixed

they had transfixed

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been transfixing

you had been transfixing

he/she/it had been transfixing

we had been transfixing

they had been transfixing

PRESENT

I transfix

you transfix

he/she/it transfixes

we transfix

they transfix

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am transfixing

you are transfixing

he/she/it is transfixing

we are transfixing

they are transfixing

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

transfixing

PRESENT PERFECT

I have transfixed

you have transfixed

he/she/it has transfixed

we have transfixed

they have transfixed

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been transfixing

you have been transfixing

he/she/it has been transfixing

we have been transfixing

they have been transfixing

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it transfix

SIMPLE PAST

I transfixed

you transfixed

he/she/it transfixed

we transfixed

they transfixed