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perforated Definition


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perforate
verb perforated, perforating
    1. To make a hole or holes in something; to pierce.
      Thesaurus: puncture, pierce, prick, drill, bore, stab, penetrate.
    2. To make a row of holes in something, for ease of tearing.
    intr
    3. medicine.
      Said of an ulcer, diseased appendix, etc: to develop a hole; to burst.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin perforare, perforatum to pierce.



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