'Perforate' definitions:

Definition of 'perforate'

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adjective
Having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured]
verb
Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" [syn: punch, perforate]
verb
Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: penetrate, perforate]

Definition of 'Perforate'

From: GCIDE
  • Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated \Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Perforate'

From: GCIDE
  • Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Perforating.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to perforate; per through + forare to bore. See Bore, v.] To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Perforate

Definition of 'perforate'

From: GCIDE
  • Pervious \Per"vi*ous\, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage.]
  • 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [1913 Webster]
  • [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'perforate'

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Words containing 'Perforate'