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transpierce

[ trans-peers ]
/ trænsˈpɪərs /
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verb (used with object), trans·pierced, trans·pierc·ing.

to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.

Words related to transpierce

lance, spit, spear, fix, puncture, stick, penetrate, spike, impale, skewer, skiver

Words nearby transpierce

transpersonal psychology, transphobia, transphosphatase, transphosphorylation, transpicuous, transpierce, transpiration, transpire, transplacental, transplanetary, transplant

Origin of transpierce

1585–95; trans- + pierce; compare French transpercer
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British Dictionary definitions for transpierce

transpierce
/ (trænsˈpɪəs) /

verb

(tr) to pierce through
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