Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Lancinate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
Adjective
1
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
"a cutting wind"
"keen winds"
"knifelike cold"
"piercing knifelike pains"
"piercing cold"
"piercing criticism"
"a stabbing pain"
"lancinating pain"
Example Sentences
"a cutting wind"
adjective
"keen winds"
adjective
"knifelike cold"
adjective
"piercing knifelike pains"
adjective
"piercing cold"
adjective
"piercing criticism"
adjective
"a stabbing pain"
adjective
"lancinating pain"
adjective