per´fo|ra´tor

per´fo|ra´tor
per|fo|rate «verb. PUR fuh rayt; adjective. PUR fuhr iht, -fuh rayt», verb, -rat|ed, -rat|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
1. a) to make a hole or holes through; bore or punch through, as with a sharp instrument; pierce: »

The target was perforated by bullets.

SYNONYM(S): puncture. b) to make a hole or holes into; bore into: »

trees perforated by woodpeckers.

2. to make a row or rows of holes through: »

Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.

–v.i.
to make its way into or through something; make a perforation.
–adj.
pierced: »

perforate corals.

[< Latin perforāre (with English -ate1) < per- through + forāre to bore1]
per´fo|ra´tor, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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