transforatev.
/ˈtrɑːnsfəreɪt//ˈtransfəreɪt/ rare.
transitive. To pierce or bore through, perforate; spec. (Surgery) to perforate (the skull) in craniotomy.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations on skull
trepanc1400
trepanize1601
transforate1727
trephine1804
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > bore, pierce, or perforate
through-shooteOE
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thirlc1000
through-boreOE
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wimblec1440
entera1500
perforate1538
foraminate1599
terebrate1623
drilla1657
forate1657
pertund1657
perviate1657
drill1674
transforate1727
tirl1825
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Transforate, to make a hole through.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Transforated, bored through, having a hole bored through. Transforating (not much used), boring through, making a hole through.
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