lancinate

American  

[lan-suh-nayt] / ˈlæn səˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

lancinated, lancinating

1. to stab or pierce.

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lancinate British  

/ ˈlɑːnsɪˌneɪt /

adjective

1. (esp of pain) sharp or cutting

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Other Word Forms

• lancination
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of lancinate

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin lancinātus, past participle of lancināre “to tear to pieces,” akin to lanius “butcher,” lacer “torn, mangled, mutilated”; see -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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lancinated lancinating

This herb—like its congener, the common Groundsel—has lancinated, juicy leaves, which possess a bitter saline taste, and yield earthy potash salts abundantly.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

Pains in the spine and limbs of a sharp and lancinating character are usual.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The following night he was agitated, frequently awakened by lancinating pains in the affected part, and sometimes by a sense of tension in the head.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache

It included every sort and description of pain as classified by science, into "dull, weary, and incessant," or "sharp lancinating agony."

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever

Later there is severe lancinating or throbbing pain.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

In neuralgia it is darting, shooting, lancinating; and the last of these expressions is often applied to the pains of cancer.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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