[v. pur-fuh-reyt; adj. pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] 
verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing, adjective | 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. |
| 3. | to make a way through or into something; penetrate. |
| 4. | perforated. |
[pur-fuh-rey-tid] | 1. | pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line. |
| 2. | Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) having rows of closely spaced perforations dividing each stamp from the others. |
| 3. | marked by or having perforation: a perforated ulcer. |
| per·fo·rate (pûr'fə-rāt') v. per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates v. tr.
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. |
perforate per·fo·rate (pûr'fə-rāt')
v. per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates
To make a hole or holes in, as from injury, disease, or medical procedure.
To pass into or through (a body structure or tissue).
perforated adj.
Pierced with one or more holes.
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