transfix
v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing
terror or awe: "The eye of the Ancient Mariner
fascinated the wedding guest." Burton; "The serpent
fascinates its prey,..by the power of his eyes." Todd &
Bowman [syn: {fascinate}, {grip}, {spellbind}]
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
skewer" [syn: {impale}, {empale}, {spike}]