perforate

[per·fo·rate]

When you perforate something, you make a hole in it, like when you poke holes in a piece of aluminum foil to let steam escape while something is cooking.

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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.

Verb
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

Verb
make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

Adjective S.
having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"


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.

a.
Alt. of Perforated


Perforate

Per"fo*rate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated ; 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.

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.

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