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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
perforate

▶verb /ˈpəːfəreɪt/ pierce and make a hole or holes in. ▶adjective /ˈpəːf(ə)rət/ Biology & Medicine perforated.

– derivatives
perforator noun.

– origin ME: from L. perforat-, perforare ‘pierce through’.

'perforate' also found in these Oxford entries:

perforin - trepan

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