pierce (redirected from piercingly)

pierce (Discern), verb appreciate, apprehend, be accuainted with, be apprized of, be aware of, be conscious of, be informed, behold, cognize, comprehend, descry, detect, discover, distinguish, fathom, glimpse, grasp, have in sight, have knowledge of, know, lay eyes on, make out, make sensible, note, notice, observe, perceive, realize, see, understand, view, witness

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pierce (Lance), verb bore, confodere, cut through, drive into, empierce, gore, impale, insert, knife, penetrate, perforare, perforate, plunge in, poniard, prick, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce
Associated concepts: pierce the corporate veil

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See also: break, enter, impress, inject, lancinate, penetrate, pervade