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    perforate

    verb

    • 1. pierce and make a hole or holes in: "there is a very small risk of the scope perforating the colon"

    adjective

    • 1. perforated: "a perforate shell"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERFORATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Perforate means to make a hole or holes in something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › perforatePerforate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb perforate, which means to make a hole through or to penetrate a surface. See also the medical and kids definitions of perforate.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › perforatePERFORATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Perforate definition: to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.. See examples of PERFORATE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERFORATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Perforate means to make a hole or holes in something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see sample sentences and find out how to say it in other languages.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERFORATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Perforate means to make a hole or holes in something, or to pierce with holes in a row. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › perforatePerforate - definition of perforate by The Free Dictionary

    Perforate means to make a hole or holes in something, or to pass into or through something. Find the origin, usage, and related words of perforate in this online dictionary.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › perforateperforate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    perforate something to make a hole or holes through something. The explosion perforated his eardrum. a perforated line (= a row of small holes in paper, made so that a part can be torn off easily)