perforate (verb)
1perforate — ► VERB ▪ pierce and make a hole or holes in. DERIVATIVES perforation noun perforator noun. ORIGIN Latin perforare pierce through …
2perforate — verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin perforatus, past participle of perforare to bore through, from per through + forare to bore more at bore Date: 1538 transitive verb 1. to make a hole through < an ulcer perforates the duodenal wall >; espe …
3perforate — 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… …
4perforate — 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 …
5perforate — 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… …
6perforate — verb a shell fragment perforated his left lung Syn: pierce, penetrate, enter, puncture, prick, bore through, riddle …
7perforate — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)fəreɪt[/t]] perforates, perforating, perforated VERB To perforate something means to make a hole or holes in it. [V n] I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums. Derived words: perforated ADJ ADJ n …
8perforate — 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 …
9perforate — 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,… …
10poke into — verb 1. enter briefly (Freq. 1) We poked into the bar • Hypernyms: ↑penetrate, ↑perforate • Verb Frames: Something is ing PP Somebody s PP 2 …
