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transpierced

transpierced is the simple past and past participle of transpierce.

Meaning of transpierce

Verb

transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced)

  1. (transitive) 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...
    Synonyms:
    penetrate, permeate

Questions about transpierced

What is transpierced the simple past and past participle of?
Transpierced is the simple past and past participle of transpierce.

Words near transpierced in the dictionary

  1. transpicuity
  2. transpicuous
  3. transpicuously
  4. transpicuousness
  5. transpierce
  6. transpierced
  7. transpierces
  8. transpiercing
  9. transpilation
  10. transpile
  11. transpiled

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