Defenition of the word perforate
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Defenition of the word perforate
- To pass into or through.
- To make a hole or several holes into something, such as a sheet of paper to be filed away.
- having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
- make a hole into
- pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"
- pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- having a hole cut through
Synonyms for the word perforate
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- burst
- go through
- make a hole in
- perforated
- pierce
- pierced
- prick
- punch
- punch a hole in
- puncture
- punctured
Similar words in the perforate
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- cut
- perforate
- perforated
- perforates
Hyponyms for the word perforate
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- break
- creep in
- cut
- diffuse
- dig into
- filter
- foray
- force
- grain
- honeycomb
- imbue
- immerse
- ingrain
- interpenetrate
- ooze through
- penetrate
- percolate
- permeate
- pervade
- pierce
- plunge
- poke into
- probe
- riddle
- sink in
- sneak in
- storm
- strike
- thrust
- tunnel
Hypernyms for the word perforate
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- come in
- enter
- get in
- get into
- go in
- go into
- move into
- pierce
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