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verb (v)

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe(verb.emotion)

  Synonym:
  fascinate, grip, spellbind
  

  source: wordnet30
• pierce with a sharp stake or point(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  empale, impale, spike
  

  source: wordnet30
• To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.(verb)

  source: webster1913