transpierce

[ trans-peers ]
/ trænsˈpɪərs /
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verb (used with object), trans·pierced, trans·pierc·ing.

to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.

Origin of transpierce

1585–95; trans- + pierce; compare French transpercer

Words nearby transpierce

transpersonal psychology, transphobia, transphosphatase, transphosphorylation, transpicuous, transpierce, transpiration, transpire, transplacental, transplanetary, transplant

Words related to transpierce

lance, spit, spear, fix, puncture, stick, penetrate, spike, impale, skewer, skiver

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British Dictionary definitions for transpierce

transpierce
/ (trænsˈpɪəs) /

verb

(tr) to pierce through