perforate

perforate
Synonyms and related words:
auger, bite, bore, broach, countersink, drill, drive, empierce, enter, fix, gore, gouge, gouge out, hole, honeycomb, impale, lance, needle, pass into, penetrate, pierce, pink, pit, prick, probe, punch, puncture, ream, ream out, riddle, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, tap, transfix, transpierce, trepan, trephine

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  • perforate — perforate, puncture, punch, prick, bore, drill mean to pierce through so as to leave a hole. Perforate, although it can mean to pierce, is used mainly with reference to the action of a machine or instrument which makes usually small round holes… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perforate — index enter (penetrate), lancinate, penetrate, pervade, pierce (lance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • perforate — (v.) late 15c. (implied in perforated), from L. perforatus, pp. of perforare (see PERFORATION (Cf. perforation)). Related: Perforating …   Etymology dictionary

  • perforate — [v] make a hole in bore, drill, drive, hole, honeycomb*, penetrate, permeate, pierce, pit, poke full of holes*, probe, punch, puncture, shoot full of holes*, slit, stab; concept 220 Ant. close up …   New thesaurus

  • perforate — ► VERB ▪ pierce and make a hole or holes in. DERIVATIVES perforation noun perforator noun. ORIGIN Latin perforare pierce through …   English terms dictionary

  • perforate — [pʉr′fə rāt΄; ] for adj. [, pʉr′fərit, pʉr′fərāt΄] vt., vi. perforated, perforating [< L perforatus, pp. of perforare < per, through + forare, to BORE] 1. to make a hole or holes through, as by punching or boring; pierce; penetrate 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • perforate — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)fəreɪt[/t]] perforates, perforating, perforated VERB To perforate something means to make a hole or holes in it. [V n] I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums. Derived words: perforated ADJ ADJ n …   English dictionary

  • perforate — verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin perforatus, past participle of perforare to bore through, from per through + forare to bore more at bore Date: 1538 transitive verb 1. to make a hole through < an ulcer perforates the duodenal wall >; espe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perforate — pierced …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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