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

When ulceration has taken place, blood occurs in the urine, and the patient—generally beyond middle age—suffers dull or lancinating pains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Treat in this manner five to eight minutes, daily, until the inflammation is suppressed, which will be indicated by an abatement of the extreme sensitiveness and lancinating pain under the electrode.

From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Daniel Clark

Some pain of a lancinating type occurred in the breast at this time.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

With the formation of pus the continuous burning or boring pain of inflammation assumes a throbbing character, with occasional sharp, lancinating twinges.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

Pains of a lancinating character, extended over the head and neck, producing sickness and want of sleep.

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