Transfix: alternatives and connections

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

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Thrist.

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To peen.

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A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

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To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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To make pale.

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To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

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The griffin.

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To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.

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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.