lancinate

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lan⋅ci⋅nate

[lan-suh-neyt]

–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.

to stab or pierce.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L lancinātus ptp. of lancināre to tear to pieces, akin to lanius butcher, lacer torn; see -ate ¹

Related forms:

lan⋅ci⋅na⋅tion, noun

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lancinate
adjective
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: cutting]

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