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lancinate

[ lan-suh-neyt ]
/ ˈlæn səˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), lan·ci·nat·ed, lan·ci·nat·ing.

to stab or pierce.

RELATED WORDS

aciculate, acuminate, acute, barbed, cuspate, cuspidate, fine, gnawing, jagged, keen, peaked, piercing, pointed, pointy, prickly, salient, serrated, shooting, stabbing, tapering

Nearby words

  1. lanceted,
  2. lancetfish,
  3. lancewood,
  4. lanchow,
  5. lanciform,
  6. lancinating,
  7. lancs,
  8. land,
  9. land agent,
  10. land art

Origin of lancinate

1595–1605; < Latin lancinātus past participle of lancināre to tear to pieces, akin to lanius butcher, lacer torn; see -ate1
Related formslan·ci·na·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lancinating

lancinate

/ (ˈlɑːnsɪˌneɪt) /

adjective

(esp of pain) sharp or cutting
Derived Formslancination, noun

Word Origin for lancinate

C17: from Latin lancinātus pierced, rent; related to lacer mangled
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Medicine definitions for lancinating

lancinating

[ lăn′sə-nā′tĭng ]

adj.

Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.
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