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   transpierce

   /trɑːnsˈpɪəs/

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   • 1. pierce through (someone or something): literary "with a shower of arrowy death-pangs he transpierced me"

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   What is the meaning of transpierce?

   • 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,

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   What does transpire mean?

   • Did you know? Transpire (based on Latin spirare, meaning "to breathe") was originally used technically to describe the passage of vapor through the pores of a membrane (such as the skin). From this use developed the figurative sense: "to escape from secrecy" or "to become known."

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   When did the word Pierce come out?

   • [ 1585–95; trans- + pierce; cf. F transpercer] This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: competence, develop, keyhole, scuff, switch trans- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( transcend; transfix ).

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   verb. (transitive) to pierce through. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. transpierce in American English. (trænsˈpɪrs ) verb transitive Word forms: transˈpierced or transˈpiercing. 1. to pierce through completely. 2. to pierce; penetrate. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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     [1585–95; trans-+ pierce; cf. F transpercer] This word is...

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   Transpierce definition: to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.. See examples of TRANSPIERCE used in a sentence.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb transpierce. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Transpierce is a verb that means to pierce through or penetrate something. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Define transpierce. transpierce synonyms, transpierce pronunciation, transpierce translation, English dictionary definition of transpierce. vb to pierce through Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006,...

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   transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced) (transitive) To pierce through; to pass through. Synonyms: penetrate, permeate.

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