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   Per·fo·rate

   verb

   • 1. pierce and make a hole or holes in: "there is a very small risk of the scope perforating the colon"

   adjective

   • 1. perforated: "a perforate shell"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin perforat- ‘pierced through’, from the verb perforare, from per- ‘through’ + forare ‘pierce’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perforator noun
   • 2. perforative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • R

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   • A

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