Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

transpierce

[trans-peers]
See more synonyms for transpierce on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object), trans·pierced, trans·pierc·ing.
  1. to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.
Show More

Origin of transpierce

1585–95; trans- + pierce; compare French transpercer
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

lancespitspearfixpuncturestickpenetratespikeimpaleskewerskivertranspierce

Examples from the Web for transpierce

Historical Examples

  • Under such conditions it is possible to transpierce a person's arm.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891

    Various

British Dictionary definitions for transpierce

transpierce

verb
  1. (tr) to pierce through
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012