perforate

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

v.tr.

1. To pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate.
2. To pierce or stamp with rows of holes, as those between postage stamps, to allow easy separation.

v.intr.
To pass into or through something.

adj. (pûr'fər-ĭt, -fə-rāt')
Having been perforated.

[Latin perforāre, perforāt- : per-, per- + forāre, to bore.]

perforable per'fo·ra·ble (-fər-ə-bəl) adj.
perforative per'fo·ra'tive adj.
perforator per'fo·ra'tor n.

verb

1. To make a hole or other opening in: breach, break (through), gap, hole, pierce, puncture. See open/close.
2. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance: break (through), enter, penetrate, pierce, puncture. See enter/exit.

v

Definition: make a hole in
Antonyms: close up

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To form openings in something. A perforated wall is therefore one with openings, often arranged in patterns.

IN BRIEF: To make a hole or holes through.

The manufacturer will perforate the top of the box before shipping the plants.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - perforere, gennemhulle, gennembore
v. intr. - gennembore, gå igennem
adj. - perforeret

Nederlands (Dutch)
perforeren, doordringen, geperforeerd

Français (French)
v. tr. - perforer
v. intr. - se perforer
adj. - perforé, dentelé (un timbre)

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchlöchern, perforieren
adj. - gelocht, perforiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρυπώ, διατρυπώ, διαπερνώ, ανοίγω σειρά οπών

Italiano (Italian)
perforare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perfurar, picotar, penetrar

Русский (Russian)
бурить, сверлить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - perforar, horadar, hacer perforaciones
v. intr. - perforar, horadar
adj. - perforada, horadada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - perforera, genomborra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
穿孔于, 打眼于, 打孔穿透, 在...上打齿孔, 打孔穿入, 穿孔, 贯穿, 穿过, 刺穿, 有孔的, 穿孔的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 穿孔于, 打眼於, 打孔穿透, 在...上打齒孔, 打孔穿入
v. intr. - 穿孔, 貫穿, 穿過, 刺穿
adj. - 有孔的, 穿孔的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구멍을 내다, (종이에)바늘 구멍을 내다
v. intr. - 구멍이 나다
adj. - 구멍이 난, 관통된, 바늘 구멍이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 穴をあける, 貫通する, ミシン目を入れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثقب, يخرم, يخزق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניקב, נקבב, חירר‬
v. intr. - ‮חדר‬
adj. - ‮מנוקב, מחורר‬

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