perforate.
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
Meaning & usage
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɝ.fɚ.eɪt/
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Where this word comes from
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.
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹət/
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɝ.fɚ.ət/
Where this word comes from
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.
To pierce; to penetrate.
To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.
to perforate a sheet of postage stamps
Where this word comes from
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.
Perforated.
Perforated, having a hole.
Perforated.
Where this word comes from
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.
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