perforate

  • 21perforate — verb pə:fəreɪt pierce and make a hole or holes in. adjective pə:f(ə)rət Biology & Medicine perforated. Derivatives perforator noun Origin ME: from L. perforat , perforare pierce through …

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  • 22perforate — v. a. Pierce, penetrate, bore, drill, bore through, puncture …

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  • 23perforate — verb (T) 1 to make a hole or holes in something: A broken rib had perforated her lung. 2 (usually passive) to make a line of small holes in a piece of paper so that a part of it can be torn off easily perforated adjective: a perforated sheet of… …

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  • 24perforate — verb a shell fragment perforated his left lung Syn: pierce, penetrate, enter, puncture, prick, bore through, riddle …

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  • 25perforate — v 1. make a hole in, hole, honeycomb, bore, drill, punch, pink, puncture; pierce, stab, lan cinate, prick, stick; cut, slit, slot, split, gash, slash. 2. penetrate, pass into, enter, permeate, pervade, overspread. adj 3. perforated, bored,… …

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  • 26perforate — per·fo·rate …

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  • 27perforate — See: perforated …

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  • 28perforate — per•fo•rate v. [[t]ˈpɜr fəˌreɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] fər ɪt, fəˌreɪt[/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing, adj. 1) to make a hole or holes through, as by boring, punching, or piercing 2) to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate 3) to make a way through or …

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  • 29perforate — verb (perforated, perforating) –verb (t) /ˈpɜfəreɪt / (say perfuhrayt) 1. to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching or other process. 2. to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate. –verb (i) /ˈpɜfəreɪt / (say perfuhrayt) 3. to… …

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