transfix

Verb

Synonyms: fascinate grip spellbind impale empale spike

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe“The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”Synonyms: fascinate grip spellbind
pierce with a sharp stake or point“impale a shrimp on a skewer”Synonyms: impale empale spike

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Transfix \Trans*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfixing.] [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten. See Fix.] To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart. [1913 Webster]