v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lancinated p. pr. & vb. n. Lancinating ] [ L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear. ] To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A tearing; laceration. “Lancinations of the spirit.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]