Definitions for lancinateˈlæn səˌneɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lan•ci•nateˈlæn səˌneɪt(v.t.)-nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to stab or pierce.
Origin of lancinate:
1595–1605; < L lancinātus, ptp. of lancināre to tear to pieces
Princeton's WordNet
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
lancinate(Verb)
To pierce or stab (as with a lance), to lance.
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