transpierce

verb

trans·​pierce tran(t)s-ˈpirs 

transpierced; transpiercing; transpierces

transitive verb

: to pierce through : penetrate

Synonyms

• gore
• harpoon
• impale
• jab
• lance
• peck
• pick
• pierce
• pink
• puncture
• run through
• skewer
• spear
• spike
• spit
• stab
• stick
• transfix

Examples of transpierce in a Sentence

pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass

Word History

Etymology

Middle French transpercer, from Old French, from trans- (from Latin) + percer to pierce

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above