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View usage for: (pɜːʳfəreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense perforates, present participle perforating, past tense, past participle perforatedverbTo perforate something means to make a hole or holes in it. I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pierce, hole, bore, punch More Synonyms of perforate perforated adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Keep good apples in perforated polythene bags. perforate in British Englishverb (ˈpɜːfəˌreɪt)1. to make a hole or holes in (something); penetrate 2. (transitive) to punch rows of holes between (stamps, coupons, etc) for ease of separation adjective (ˈpɜːfərɪt)3. biologya. pierced by small holes perforate shells b. marked with small transparent spots 4. philately another word for perforated (sense 2) Derived forms perforable (ˈpɜːfərəbəl) adjective perforative (ˈperforative) or perforatory (ˈperforatory) adjective perforator (ˈperfoˌrator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin perforāre, from per- through + forāre to pierce perforate in American English (ˈpɜrfəˌreɪt; for adj., ˈpɜrfərɪt; ˈpɜrfəˌreɪt) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈperfoˌrated or ˈperfoˌrating1. to make a hole or holes through, as by punching or boring; pierce; penetrate 2. to pierce with holes in a row, as a pattern, computer tape, sheet of stamps, etc. Derived forms perforable (ˈperforable) (ˈpɜrfərəbəl) adjective perforator (ˈperfoˌrator) noun Word origin < L perforatus, pp. of perforare < per, through + forare, to bear 1 verb transitiveSynonyms of 'perforate'pierce, hole, bore, punch More Synonyms of perforate Definition to make a hole or holes in The table was perforated by a series of small holes. Additional synonymsDefinition to produce (a tunnel, mine shaft, etc.) by drilling Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole. Synonyms drill, mine, sink, tunnel, pierce, penetrate, burrow, puncture, perforate, gouge out Definition to bore a hole in (something) with or as if with a drill I drilled five holes at equal distance. Synonyms bore, pierce, penetrate, sink in, puncture, perforateDefinition to find or force a way into or through The needle penetrated the skin. Synonyms pierce, enter, go through, bore, probe, stab, prick, perforate, impale- perfectly
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Additional synonymsDefinition to pierce, cut, stamp, shape, or drive with a punch I took a pen and punched holes in the carton. Synonyms pierce, cut, bore, drill, pink, stamp, puncture, prick, perforateDefinition to pierce a hole in (something) with a sharp object The bullet punctured his stomach. Synonyms pierce, cut, nick, penetrate, prick, rupture, perforate, impale, bore a hole (in) |