Transfix in a sentence as a verb

The job of news media is to shock, awe, and transfix the public for the benefit of the shareholders. My bet / hope is that authors of history books don’t operate under the same economic model.

Transfix definitions

verb

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

See also: fascinate grip spellbind

verb

pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

See also: impale empale spike