lancinate

American  

[lan-suh-neyt] / 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

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

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

Distention of the abdomen and the area of diffuse resistance increased; sensitiveness to touch appeared to be dulled by the opium; in the ileo-cecal region, however, it was constantly severe and lancinating.

From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden

Self-pity shot through her tremendous pride; and the lancinating stab made her inattentive even to her curiosity concerning the purpose of Janet's visit.

From Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett

Severe lancinating pains were at short intervals felt by the patient—which came on without any evident cause, and were particularly severe on the least pressure of the swollen part.

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

The pain being lancinating in character, he stands with the injured foot at rest or constantly moves it back and forth.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

Perhaps never before, only once in any case, did I experience an excitement so lancinating as I experienced that day.

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by George (George Augustus) Moore