lancinate en · VERB
Etymology
First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin lancinātus, perfect passive participle of lancinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French lanciner.
Meanings
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(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.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 159:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lancinates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lancinated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lancinated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lancinating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
kebab · empierce · transpierce · chib · shank · knifecrime · lancinate · chef · run through · job · gride · puncture · thrust · shiv · run through · stab · splash · yerk · pierce · ching · stog · fix · impale · poach · run through · chive · pink · prick · stake · stick · speet · jab · transfix · pigstick · enthrill · spear · stick · stob · gore · juke · foin · spear