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

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

The lancinating pain of doubt passed away, and she remained thinking of the impossibility of bearing any longer with the life.

From Vain Fortune by George (George Augustus) Moore

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

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

When inflammation is passing on to suppuration the pain assumes a throbbing character, and as the pus reaches the surface, or “points,” as it is called, sharp, darting, or lancinating pains are experienced.

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