TRANSPIERCE

Etymology

Verb

transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced)

(transitive) To pierce through; to pass through.

Synonyms

• permeate

• penetrate

Anagrams

• Carpentiers, carpentries

Source: Wiktionary


Trans*pierce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transpierced; p. pr. & vb. n. Transpiercing.] Etym: [Pref. trans- + pierce: cf. F. transpercer.]

Definition: To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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