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1. (v.t.) perforate
to make a hole or holes through, as by boring, punching, or piercing.
2. perforate
to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate.
3. (v.i.) perforate
to make a way through or into something; penetrate.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L perforātus, ptp. of perforāre=
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| Definition of 'perforate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured
having a hole cut through
"pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
2. (verb) punch, perforate
make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
"perforate the sheets of paper"
3. (verb) penetrate, perforate
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
"The bullet penetrated her chest"
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| Definition of 'perforate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) perforate
alt. of Perforated
2. perforate
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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Sense: to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily
Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.
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 Afrikaans: perforeer |
 Arabic: يَثْقُب |
 Bulgarian: пробивам |
 Brazilian: perfurar |
 Czech: děrovat, propíchnout |
 German: perforieren |
 Danish: perforere |
 Greek: διατρυπώ |
 Spanish: perforar |
 Estonian: mulgustama |
 Farsi: سوراخ کردن؛ پرفراژ کردن |
 Finnish: rei'ittää |
 French: perforer |
 Hebrew: לְנָקֵב |
 Hindi: छेदना |
 Croatian: probušiti, izbušiti |
 Hungarian: perforál |
 Indonesian: melubangi |
 Icelandic: gata |
 Italian: perforare, bucherellare |
 Japanese: 穴をあける |
 Korean: (~에) 구멍을 뚫다 |
 Lithuanian: perforuoti, pramušti skyl |
 Latvian: perforēt; caurumot |
 Malay: menebuk |
 Dutch: perforeren |
 Norwegian: perforere, gjennomhulle |
 Polish: perforować |
 Persian: سوراخ کردن؛ پرفراژ کردن |
 Pashto: سورى كوزل، نفوذ كول: سورى |
 Portuguese: perfurar |
 Romanian: a perfora |
 Russian: перфорировать |
 Slovak: (pre)dierkovať |
 Slovenian: preluknjati |
 Serbian: probušiti |
 Swedish: perforera |
 Thai: ทำให้เป็นรู |
 Turkish: delmek |
 Taiwanese: 穿孔於... |
 Ukrainian: просвердлювати |
 Urdu: سوراخ کرنا، چھيد کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đục lỗ/ có răng cưa |
 Chinese: 打眼于... |
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