lancinate
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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
lancinate — I verb break through, cleave, cut, cut into, discerp, divide, empierce, fractionalize, fragment, gash, gore, impale, incise, knife, lacerate, lance, make an incision, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prick, puncture, rend, rip, rive, slash, slit,… … Law dictionary
lancinate — [lan′sināt΄] vt. lancinated, lancinating [< L lancinatus, pp. of lancinare, to tear, akin to lacer: see LACERATE] to stab, pierce, or tear: now rare except in medical use [a lancinating pain] lancination n … English World dictionary
lancinate — v.t. [L. lancinare, to tear to pieces] To tear, lacerate, pierce or stab … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lancinate — lancination, n. /lan seuh nayt /, v.t., lancinated, lancinating. to stab or pierce. [1595 1605; < L lancinatus ptp. of lancinare to tear to pieces, akin to lanius butcher, lacer torn; see ATE1] * * * … Universalium
lancinate — Synonyms and related words: agonize, bloody, claw, convulse, crucify, excruciate, harrow, impale, kill by inches, lacerate, macerate, martyr, martyrize, punish, rack, rip, savage, scarify, torment, torture, wring … Moby Thesaurus
lancinate — v. pierce, stab; lacerate, tear, rip … English contemporary dictionary
lancinate — v. a. Tear, rend, sever, mangle, lacerate, laniate, claw, tear to pieces … New dictionary of synonyms
lancinate — lan·ci·nate … English syllables
lancinate — 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
