Perforate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpəːfəreɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Perforate is a verb meaning (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.
Meaning
(transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.
- (philately, biology) Perforated.
- (obsolete, as a participle) Perforated.
- (obsolete, as a participial adjective) Perforated, having a hole.
Example Sentences
to perforate a sheet of postage stamps
An Earthen Pot perforate at the Bottom to let in the Plant.
Suche abuses can not be longe hydde frome princis, that haue their eares perforate (as is the prouerbe).
A species of remarkable appearance with mature leaf laminae often so profoundly perforate as to resemble a fragile net of tissue.
Word Forms
- perforates
- perforating
- perforated
Synonyms for perforate
Depending on context, synonyms include cut, punch, perforated, pierced, punctured.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pierced, cut, punch, punctured, coarsely, transpierce.
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