PERFORATE

perforate. Perforate, v.t. to pierce or run through, to bore

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Per″fo‐rate (pẽr″fō̍‐rāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated (–rā′tĕd); 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.