Perforate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːfɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːfəɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːfəɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːfɚɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

perforate the sheets of paper
The bullet penetrated her chest
pierced ears

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pierced punch perforated punctured penetrate

Parts of Speech

verb	make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation “perforate the sheets of paper”
verb	pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance “The bullet penetrated her chest”
adjective	having a hole cut through “pierced ears”

Word Forms

punch	noun	a tool for making holes or indentations
puncher	noun	a tool for making holes or indentations
perforation	noun	a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
penetrator	noun	an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

perforieren

Machen Sie ein Loch hinein oder dazwischen, um die Trennung zu erleichtern

🇫🇷French

perforer

faire un trou dans ou entre les deux, pour faciliter la séparation

🇪🇸Spanish

perforar

Haga un agujero dentro o entre ellos, para facilitar la separación.

🇮🇹Italian

perforare

fare un buco dentro o in mezzo, per facilitare la separazione

🇳🇱Dutch

perforeren

maak een gat in of tussen, om het scheiden te vergemakkelijken

🇵🇹Portuguese

perfurar

faça um furo dentro ou entre, para facilitar a separação

🇷🇺Russian

перфорировать

сделайте отверстие внутри или между ними, чтобы облегчить разделение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिद्रित

अलग करने में आसानी के लिए इसमें या बीच में एक छेद करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিদ্র

বিচ্ছেদের সুবিধার জন্য বা এর মধ্যে একটি গর্ত তৈরি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

துளையிடும்

எளிதில் பிரிப்பதற்காக, உள்ளே அல்லது இடையில் ஒரு துளை செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిల్లులు గల

విభజన సౌలభ్యం కోసం, లోపల లేదా మధ్యలో రంధ్రం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

छिद्र पाडणे

पृथक्करण सुलभतेसाठी किंवा त्यामध्ये छिद्र करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

છિદ્રિત

વિભાજનની સરળતા માટે અથવા તેની વચ્ચે એક છિદ્ર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಂದ್ರ

ಬೇರ್ಪಡುವಿಕೆಯ ಸುಲಭವಾಗುವಂತೆ, ಒಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಡುವೆ ರಂಧ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഷിരം

വേർപിരിയൽ എളുപ്പത്തിനായി അതിനിടയിലോ അതിനിടയിലോ ഒരു ദ്വാരം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

سوراخ کرنا

علیحدگی میں آسانی کے لیے یا اس کے درمیان ایک سوراخ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

穿孔

在其中或之间打一个孔，以便于分离

🇯🇵Japanese

穴を開ける

分離しやすくするために、中または間に穴をあけます。

🇰🇷Korean

천공하다

분리가 쉽도록 구멍을 뚫거나 사이에 구멍을 뚫습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đục lỗ

tạo một lỗ ở giữa hoặc giữa để dễ phân tách

🇹🇭Thai

เจาะรู

ทำเป็นรูเข้าหรือระหว่างเพื่อสะดวกในการแยกออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melubangi

buat lubang di dalam atau di antara, untuk memudahkan pemisahan

🇵🇭Filipino

butas-butas

gumawa ng isang butas sa o sa pagitan, bilang para sa kadalian ng paghihiwalay

🇲🇾Malay

berlubang

buat lubang ke dalam atau di antara, untuk memudahkan pemisahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثقوب

عمل ثقب داخل أو بين، لسهولة الانفصال

🇮🇷Persian

سوراخ کردن

برای سهولت جداسازی، یک سوراخ در داخل یا بین آنها ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

delmek

ayırmayı kolaylaştırmak için içine veya arasına bir delik açın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַקֵב

לעשות חור לתוך או בין, באשר להקלת ההפרדה

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The primary meaning of 'perforate' is 'make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation'.

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