perforate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.
2. (transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

Adj

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Perforated.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Perforated, having a hole.
3. (not-comparable) Perforated.

Synonyms

pierce

bore

punch

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puncture

drill

penetrate

prick

make a hole

stab

sink in

enter

permeate

pervade

pierced

probe

impale

punching

stick

transfix

dig

punctured

thrust

perforation

make holes in

slotting

flow out

jab

perforated

tear open

thirl

bore a hole

bore through

stroke

be holed

punch holes

lanch

bore a hole in

punched hole

make hollow

be captious

broach out

break through

carve

dig out

drilled

emerge

engrave

excavate

fret

gash

Translations

perforer

perforar

perforare

perforieren

durchbohren

lochen

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percer

διατρυπώ

horadar

durchlöchern

taladrar

terebro

perfurar

foradar

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəːfəreɪt/

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1425, in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English perforat(e) (“perforated, pierced”), borrowed from Latin perforātus, the perfect
passive participle of perforō (“to bore or pierce through, to perforate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from per- (“through, thorough”) + forō (“to bore, pierce”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.