perforate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: perforate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for perforate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perforate adj having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Synonym(s): pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured v make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" Synonym(s): punch, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" Synonym(s): penetrate, perforate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perforate \Per"forate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]r[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perforated} (-r[amac]`t[ecr]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perforate \Per"forate\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]r[asl]t), Perforated \Per"fora`ted\ (p[etil]r"f[osl]r[amac]"t[ecr]d), a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.