verb transitiveWord forms: transˈpierced or transˈpiercing
1.
to pierce through completely
2.
to pierce; penetrate
Word origin
Fr transpercer: see trans- & pierce
transpierce in American English
(trænsˈpɪərs)
transitive verbWord forms: -pierced, -piercing
to pierce through; penetrate; pass through
Word origin
[1585–95; trans- + pierce; cf. F transpercer]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: competence, develop, keyhole, scuff, switchtrans- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (transcend; transfix). On this model, trans- is used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly,” “transverse,”in combination with elements of any origin. Other words that use the affix trans- include: trans-Neptunian, trans-Siberian, transempirical, transisthmian, transvalue