transpierce
transpierce verb: to pierce through; to pass through.
Verb
transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced)
- To pierce through; to pass through.
- Now, while the angry trumpet sounds alarms, / And dying groans transpierce the wounded air […]c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- [F]oorthvvith her eyes bred her eye-ſore, the firſt vvhite vvhereon their tranſpiercing arrovves ſtuck, being the breathleſſe corps of Leander: vvith the ſodaine contemplation of this piteous ſpectacle of her loue, ſodden to haddocks meate, her ſorrovve could not chooſe but be indefinite, […]1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 45
Synonyms of transpierce
Forms of transpierce
| third-person singular present | transpierces |
|---|---|
| present participle | transpiercing |
| past participle | transpierced |
| past | transpierced |
Origin of transpierce
From trans- + pierce.
Questions about transpierce
- What does transpierce mean?
- Transpierce means to pierce through; to pass through.
- What part of speech is transpierce?
- Transpierce is a verb.
- What is the past tense of transpierce?
- The past tense of transpierce is transpierced.
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