Word Of The Day

perforate

verb

ˈpəːfəreɪt/

1. 1.

   pierce and make a hole or holes in.

   "a perforated appendix"

   synonyms:

   pierce, penetrate, enter, puncture, prick, bore through, riddle, hole,make/punch/put holes in "fragments of an explosive bullet perforated his intestines"

adjective

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ˈpəːf(ə)rət/

1. 1.

   perforated.

   "a perforate shell"

Origin

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin perforat- ‘pierced through’, from the verbperforare, from per- ‘through’ + forare ‘pierce’.