Perforating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
     p. {Perforated} (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to
     perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]
     To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;
     to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to


     pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster] Perforate