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Synonyms
pierce (pîrs)

[Middle English percen, from Old French percer, probably from Vulgar Latin* pertūsiāre, from Latin pertūsus past participle of pertundere, to bore through, per-, per-, + tundere, to beat.]

verb: pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
  2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
  3. To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.
  4. To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.
  5. To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect: Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.

intransitive verb 

To penetrate into or through something: The rocket pierced through space.

derivatives

pierćer
noun
pierćing
adjective
pierćing·ly
adverb