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per·fo·rate  audio  (pūrf-rt) KEY 

VERB:
per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates
VERB:
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.
VERB:
intr.
To pass into or through something.
ADJECTIVE:
(pūrfr-t, -f-rt)
Having been perforated.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin perforre, perfort- : per-, per- + forre, to bore

OTHER FORMS:
perfo·ra·ble  (-fr--bl) KEY (Adjective), perfo·rative(Adjective), perfo·rator(Noun)


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