Predicate: transfix

transfix: Frames file for 'transfix' based on internet usage examples, membership in VN.

Roleset id: transfix.01 , to make motionless, as if fixed, vncls: 31.1, framnet: Cause_harm

transfix.01: comparison with 'captivate'. Member of Vncls amuse-31.1.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of transfixation (vnrole: 31.1-cause)
        Arg1: transfixed entity (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument, if separate from arg 0

Example: transitive

        Colorful images transfixed John's gaze.

        Arg0: colorful images
        Rel: transfixed
        Arg1: John's gaze

Example: Passive, descriptive

        Mary looked up to see herself, [hard eyes]-1 transfixed *-1 in an evil
        stare.

        Rel: transfixed
        Arg1: *-1
        Argm-prd: in an evil stare