perforate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːrfəreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɝfəˌreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. pûr′fə rāt′; adj. pûr′fər it, -fə rāt′)


Inflections of 'perforate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
perforates
v 3rd person singular
perforating
v pres p
perforated
v past
perforated
v past p

perforate
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Synonyms:
drill Collocations, slit Collocations, stab Collocations, penetrate, hole Collocations, transfix


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