"lancinate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lancinates [present, singular, third-person], lancinating [participle, present], lancinated [participle, past], lancinated [past]
Etymology: From Latin lancināre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lancināre}} Latin lancināre Head templates: {{en-verb}} lancinate (third-person singular simple present lancinates, present participle lancinating, simple past and past participle lancinated)
  1. (transitive) To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance. Tags: transitive Synonyms: run through, spear, stab
    Sense id: en-lancinate-en-verb-pi6WPBGO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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