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lancinate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: run through, spear, chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach, shank, shiv, speet, splash, stab, stick, stob, stog, thrust, yerk, empierce, fix, impale, pierce, prick, puncture, stake, transfix, transpierce

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a cutting wind
  • keen winds
  • knifelike cold
  • piercing knifelike pains
  • piercing cold
  • piercing criticism
  • a stabbing pain
  • lancinating pain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinating

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin lancinātus, perfect passive participle of lancinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French lanciner.