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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Perforate

/(pẽr"fō̇*rāt)/ · Per·fo·rate · IPA /ˈpəːfəreɪt/
01 v. t. To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate…
imp. & p. p. Perforated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perforating
  1. 1.
    To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of.
02 a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.
  1. 1.
    Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.