lancinate

  • 11lancinate — lan•ci•nate [[t]ˈlæn səˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing to stab or pierce • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L lancinātus, ptp. of lancināre to tear to pieces …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12lancinate — /ˈlænsəneɪt/ (say lansuhnayt), /ˈlans / (say lahns ) verb (t) (lancinated, lancinating) to tear or rend; stab or pierce. {Latin lancinātus, past participle} –lancination /lænsəˈneɪʃən/ (say lansuh nayshuhn), /lans / (say lahns ), noun …

  • 13lancinate —   a. lacerate; pierce.    ♦ lancination, n …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 14lancinate — 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 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15Lancinated — Lancinate Lan ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lancinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lancinating}.] [L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear.] To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Lancinating — Lancinate Lan ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lancinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lancinating}.] [L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear.] To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17rend — I verb break, burst, cleave, crack, cut, dilacerate, discerp, disscindere, dissect, dissever, disunite, divide, fracture, lacerate, lancinate, rip, rive, rupture, sever, shatter, shiver, slash, slice, snap, splinter, split, sunder, tear, tear… …

    Law dictionary

  • 18lancinating — adjective Etymology: lancinate to pierce, from Latin lancinatus, past participle of lancinare; akin to Latin lacerare to rend more at lacerate Date: 1762 characterized by piercing or stabbing sensations < lancinating pain > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19lancinating — lan·ci·nat·ing (lănʹsə nā tĭng) adj. Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.   [From lancinate, to stab, from Latin lancināre, lancināt , to lacerate.] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 20stick — index bond (hold together), cement, cohere (adhere), cudgel, lancinate, pierce (lance) …

    Law dictionary