per·fo·rate (pûr f -r t )v. per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates v.tr. 1. To pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate. 2. To pierce or stamp with rows of holes, as those between postage stamps, to allow easy separation. v.intr. To pass into or through something. adj. (pûr fr- t, -f-rt) Having been perforated. [Latin perfor re, perfort- : per-, per- + forre, to bore.]per fo·ra·ble (-fr--bl) adj.per fo·rative adj.per fo·rator n. |
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