Perforate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Pierce
- Riddle
- Tunnel
- Sneak In
- Poke Into
- Filter
- Immerse
- Probe
- Interpenetrate
- Strike
- Diffuse
- Honeycomb
- Percolate
- Break
- Cut
- Ooze Through
- Foray
- Permeate
- Penetrate
- Ingrain
- Imbue
- Storm
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Meaning 2
Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.