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perforable

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per⋅fo⋅rate

  [v. pur-fuh-reyt; adj. pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing, adjective
Use perforable in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
2. to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make a way through or into something; penetrate.
–adjective
4. perforated.
Origin:
1530–40; < L perforātus, ptp. of perforāre to bore 1 through; see per-

Related forms:
per⋅for⋅a⋅ble, adjective
per⋅fo⋅ra⋅tive, adjective
per⋅fo⋅ra⋅tor, noun
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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: per·fo·rate
Pronunciation: 'p&r-f&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
transitive senses
1 : to make a hole through perforates the duodenal wall>
2 : to enter or extend through perforates the dura mater> perforate intransitive senses
: to penetrate a surface perforating —Journal ofthe American Medical Association>
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Medical Dictionary

perforate per·fo·rate (pûr'fə-rāt')
v. per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates

  1. To make a hole or holes in, as from injury, disease, or medical procedure.

  2. To pass into or through (a body structure or tissue).

adj. (pûr'fər-ĭt, -fə-rāt')
Having been perforated.

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