transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpirs ]
verb
( pierced ; pierc·ing )
Etymology: Middle English percen, from Anglo-French percer, from Vulgar Latin * pertusiare, from Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere to perforate, from per- through + tundere to beat — more at per- , contusion
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab
b. : to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully
2. : to make a hole through : perforate
3. : to force or make a way into or through
4. : to penetrate with the eye or mind : discern
5. : to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of
intransitive verb
: to force a way into or through something
Synonyms: see enter
• pierc·er noun