Lancinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lancinate is a verb meaning (transitive) To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
Meaning
(transitive) To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
Example Sentences
Through a minuscule pinhole in that lead block, he could now direct tiny, controlled doses of a furiously potent beam of X-rays [...] to lancinate any cancer cell to death.
Word Forms
- lancinates
- lancinating
- lancinated
Synonyms for lancinate
Depending on context, synonyms include run through, spear, chef, chib, ching, chive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impale, stake, transfix, enlace, gore, enpierce.
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