About The Word Perforate
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Perforate
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What's The Definition Of Perforate?
[adj] having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
[v] pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [v] make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" Synonyms | Synonyms for Perforate: cut | penetrate | perforated | pierced | punch | punctured Related Terms | Find terms related to Perforate: auger | bite | bore | broach | countersink | drill | drive | empierce | enter | fix | gore | gouge | gouge out | hole | honeycomb | impale | lance | needle | pass into | penetrate | pierce | pink | pit | prick | probe | punch | puncture | ream | ream out | riddle | run through | skewer | spear | spike | spit | stab | stick | tap | transfix | transpierce | trepan | trephine See Also | break | come in | creep in | cut | diffuse | dig into | enter | filter | foray | force | get in | get into | go in | go into | grain | honeycomb | imbue | immerse | ingrain | interpenetrate | move into | ooze through | percolate | permeate | pervade | pierce | plunge | poke into | probe | sink in | sneak in | storm | strike | thrust | tunnel Perforate In Webster's Dictionary \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Perforated} (-r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to
perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]
To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;
to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to
pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
\Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated |
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