What does lancinate mean?
Lancinate means (transitive) To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance..
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.
Use lancinate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lancinate means (transitive) To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance..
Common synonyms include run through, spear, chef, chib.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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