perforate

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English

Definitions

verb

To pierce; to penetrate.
To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.“to perforate a sheet of postage stamps”

adjective

Perforated

Related words

Synonyms

pierced cut punch punctured coarsely transpierce penetrate pierce impenetrate interpenetrate compenetrate permeate permeabilize empierce enter into repierce

Associated

imperforate striate umbilicus calcite umbilical hyaline wort perforation sutures striae whorl palate

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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