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- pronunciation:
- puhr
f
reIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
perforates, perforating, perforated |
| definition 1: |
to make a hole in.
The knife perforated his lung.- similar words:
- hole, pierce, puncture
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| definition 2: |
to make a series of small holes in (paper or other material) so as to facilitate proper tearing.
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| related words: |
bore, lance, pierce, stab |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to penetrate or go through something.
- similar words:
- hole
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(v.)perforate
+ noun
body,
bone,
bullet,
decoration,
eardrum,
heart,
hole,
intestine,
liver,
membrane,
muscle,
paper,
patient,
pattern,
pothole,
roll,
sheet,
side,
skin,
slice,
steel,
tool,
uterus,
vessel,
wall,
wheel,
wound
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| derivations: |
perforable (adj.), perforator (n.) |
The word perforate
contains the following part:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
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