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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•fo•rate /ˈpɜrfəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -rat•ed, -rat•ing. - to make holes through by piercing or punching.
- to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate.
per•fo•ra•tion /ˌpɜrfəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]perforation of the lung.[countable]the little perforations at the end of the computer paper. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•fo•rate (v. pûr′fə rāt′;adj. pûr′fər it, -fə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj. v.t. - to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
- to pierce through or to the interior of;
penetrate.
v.i. - to make a way through or into something;
penetrate.
adj. - perforated.
- Latin perforātus, past participle of perforāre to bore1 through; see per-
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: perforate vb /ˈpɜːfəˌreɪt/- to make a hole or holes in (something); penetrate
- (transitive) to punch rows of holes between (stamps, coupons, etc) for ease of separation
adj /ˈpɜːfərɪt/- pierced by small holes: perforate shells
- another word for perforated
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin perforāre, from per- through + forāre to pierceperforable /ˈpɜːfərəbəl/ adj ˈperforative, ˈperforatory adj ˈperfoˌrator n |