Definition of PERFORATE

perforate

Verb

  • make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
    • "perforate the sheets of paper"
  • pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  • To pierce; to penetrate.
  • To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

Adjective Satellite

  • having a hole cut through
    • "a perforated eardrum"

Adj

  • Perforated.
  • Perforated, having a hole.
  • Perforated.

Examples

  • to perforate a sheet of postage stamps

Origin / Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1425, in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English perforat(e) (“perforated, pierced”), borrowed from Latin perforātus, the perfect
passive participle of perforō (“to bore or pierce through, to perforate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from per- (“through, thorough”) + forō (“to bore, pierce”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Scrabble Score: 14

perforate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perforate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perforate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

perforate: valid Words With Friends Word