to perforate
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5.3
- verb
- /ˈpɜrfəˌreɪt/
:
perforar
- perforated pipe
- perforated plastic
- perforated plate
Examples
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It's taking me about a minute to perforate it.
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The other girl we found had one just like it - see the way the edges are perforated?
Fiction book (1998) -
Well, there's no perforated edge, right?
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Where's that perforated stub that I gave you for your school project?
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The woman behind Tammy held out her hand for the tiny perforated cardboard square.
Fiction book (1999) -
She used a sharp tool to perforate the paper so that it could be easily torn along the edges.
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The teacher asked the students to perforate their worksheets to prepare them for easier distribution.
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You can perforate the cardboard with a needle to make it simpler to fold for the project.
Synonyms
136
1.8
To make a hole in paper or leather with a small tool
110
3.5
To make a hole in something with a sharp object like a needle
50
3.9
To make a small hole in something with a sharp object that lets air or liquid escape
2
8.0
To make many holes in something often with bullets
1
9.9
To make a row of small holes so paper tears easily
1
9.9
To make small holes in wood by hand
Antonyms
How Piercing
Surface Forms
Morphology
perforate = per + forate + ate
The verb is compositionally per- (through) + -ate (verb-forming), yielding 'make holes through', but the stem 'forate' is not a familiar standalone English word, so learners may not fully infer the parts.
Etymology
Perforate comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and forare 'to bore', and is like the English verb bore (to make a hole). So to perforate a sheet is to make a line of holes 'through' it, which is why perforated pages tear away easily.