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per·fo·rate
(pûr′fə-rāt′)v. per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates
v.tr.
1. To pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate.
2. To pierce or stamp with rows of holes, as those between postage stamps, to allow easy separation.
v.intr.
To pass into or through something.
adj. (pûr′fər-ĭt, -fə-rāt′)
Having been perforated.
[Latin perforāre, perforāt- : per-, per- + forāre, to bore.]
per′fo·ra·ble (-fər-ə-bəl) adj.
per′fo·ra′tive adj.
per′fo·ra′tor n.
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perforate
vb
1. to make a hole or holes in (something); penetrate
2. (Philately) (tr) to punch rows of holes between (stamps, coupons, etc) for ease of separation
adj
3. (Biology) biology
a. pierced by small holes: perforate shells.
b. marked with small transparent spots
4. (Philately) philately another word for perforated2
[C16: from Latin perforāre, from per- through + forāre to pierce]
perforable adj
ˈperforative, ˈperforatory adj
ˈperfoˌrator n
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per•fo•rate
(v. ˈpɜr fəˌreɪt; adj. -fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt)v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to make a hole or holes through, as by boring, punching, or piercing.
2. to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate.
v.i. 3. to make a way through or into something; penetrate.
adj. 4. perforated.
per′for•a•ble, adj.
per′fo•ra`tor, n.
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perforate
Past participle: perforated
Gerund: perforating
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| Verb | 1. | perforate - make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| 2. | perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" cut - penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" interpenetrate, permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" strike - pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" break - pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" foray - briefly enter enemy territory poke into - enter briefly; "We poked into the bar" creep in, sneak in - enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" imbue, permeate, pervade, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle, penetrate - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" honeycomb - penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization" pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" pierce - cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" tunnel - force a way through ooze through - run slowly and gradually; "Blood oozed through the bandage" | |
| Adj. | 1. | perforate - having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" |
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perforate
verb pierce, hole, bore, punch, drill, penetrate, puncture, honeycomb The table was perforated by a series of small holes.
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perforate
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Translations
děrovatpropíchnout
perforere
perforál
gata
perforacijaperforavimasperforuotasperforuotiprakiuręs
caurumotperforēt
dierkovaťpredierkovať
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
perforate
vi (ulcer) → durchbrechen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perforate
(ˈpəːfəreit) verb 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.
ˈperforated adjectiveˌperfoˈration noun
1. a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc. The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.
2. the act of perforating or being perforated.
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per·for·ate
v. perforar, abrir un agujero.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
perforate
vt perforarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.