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interpierce

interpierce verb: to pierce each other.

Verb

interpierce (third-person singular simple present interpierces, present participle interpiercing, simple past and past participle interpierced)

  1. To pierce each other.
    • Now Pierre began to see mysteries interpierced with mysteries, and mysteries eluding mysteries; and began to seem to see the mere imaginariness of the so supposed solidest principle of human association.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities

Forms of interpierce

third-person singular presentinterpierces
present participleinterpiercing
past participleinterpierced
pastinterpierced

Origin of interpierce

From inter- + pierce.

Questions about interpierce

What does interpierce mean?
Interpierce means to pierce each other.
What part of speech is interpierce?
Interpierce is a verb.
What is the past tense of interpierce?
The past tense of interpierce is interpierced.

Words near interpierce in the dictionary

  1. interphrastically
  2. interphylar
  3. interphylum
  4. interphysician
  5. interpiece
  6. interpierce
  7. interpierced
  8. interpierces
  9. interpiercing
  10. interpigment
  11. interpilaster

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