transpierce
[ trans-peers ]
verb (used with object),trans·pierced, trans·pierc·ing.
to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.
Origin of transpierce
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How to use transpierce in a sentence
Then came Patroclus nigh, and through his cheek His teeth transpiercing, drew him by his lance Sheer o'er the chariot front.
The Iliad of Homer | HomerThe second leaped clean upon the summit of the rampart, transpiercing an archer with his lance.
The Black Arrow | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for transpierce
transpierce
/ (trænsˈpɪəs) /
verb
(tr) to pierce through
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