transpierce

English

Etymology

trans- +‎ pierce

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.
    • 1602, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
      Now, while the angry trumpet sounds alarms,
      And dying groans transpierce the wounded air […]
    • 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.

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