transpierce
English
Etymology
trans- + pierce
Verb
transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced)
- (transitive) To pierce through; to pass through.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
- Now, while the angry trumpet sounds alarms,
And dying groans transpierce the wounded air […]
- Now, while the angry trumpet sounds alarms,
- 2010, John Howard Griffin, Nuni
- The upblaze of reflected heat burns my cheeks and eyes. Her body swims before me, spangled and transpierced by shafts of light caught in my tears. I croak that I am sorry for having invaded her hut.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
Synonyms
- permeate
- penetrate
Anagrams
- Carpentiers, carpentries