fix

Definition

To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

Etymology

From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.

Example Sentences

• "He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!""
• "She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye."
• "A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board."