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perforate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perforate \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated \Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perforate adj : having a hole cut through "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforated}, {punctured}] v : make a hole into [syn: {punch}]
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