"empierce" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: empierces [present, singular, third-person], empiercing [participle, present], empierced [participle, past], empierced [past]
Etymology: From em- + pierce. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|pierce|alt1=em}} em- + pierce Head templates: {{en-verb}} empierce (third-person singular simple present empierces, present participle empiercing, simple past and past participle empierced)
  1. (archaic) To pierce through. Tags: archaic Derived forms: empiercement

Inflected forms

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