Difference between Transfix and Fascinate

Transfix

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe. To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon. To fix or impale.

Fascinate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someoneTo make someone hold motionless; to spellbindTo be irresistibly charming or attractive to

Example sentence: Among the thousand-and-one faces whereby form chooses to reveal itself to us, the one that fascinates me more than any other, and continues to fascinate me, is the structure hidden in mathematical things.