Lan·ci·nate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lancinated p. pr. & vb. n. Lancinating ] To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab.
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lancinate
adj : as physically 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" [syn:
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing,
lancinating]