perforate

  • 11perforate — pierced …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 12perforate — adj. [L. per, through; forare, to bore] Pierced; having pores or small openings …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 13perforate — perforable, adj. perforative, adj. perforator, n. v. /perr feuh rayt /; adj. /perr feuhr it, feuh rayt /, v., perforated, perforating, adj. v.t. 1. to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like. 2. to pier …

    Universalium

  • 14perforate — 1. adjective Perforated. 2. verb a) To pierce; to penetrate. b) To make a line of holes in a thin material to allow separation at the line …

    Wiktionary

  • 15Perforate — Перфорировать, пробивать отверстия; Перфорировать …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 16perforate — per·fo·rate pər fə .rāt vb, rat·ed; rat·ing vt 1) to make a hole through <an ulcer perforates the duodenal wall> 2) to enter or extend through <the nerve perforates the dura mater> vi to penetrate a surface <the wound in the… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 17perforate — Synonyms and related words: auger, bite, bore, broach, countersink, drill, drive, empierce, enter, fix, gore, gouge, gouge out, hole, honeycomb, impale, lance, needle, pass into, penetrate, pierce, pink, pit, prick, probe, punch, puncture, ream,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18perforate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bore, drill, pierce, puncture, penetrate, prick; punch, riddle; tunnel. See opening, passage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. drill, slit, stab; see penetrate 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. pierce,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19perforate — per|fo|rate [ˈpə:fəreıt US ˈpə:r ] v [T] to make a hole or holes in something ▪ A broken rib had perforated her lung …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20perforate — per·fo·rate || pÉœrfÉ™reɪt / pɜː v. puncture, pierce; make holes, punch holes …

    English contemporary dictionary