Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for perforate. Search instead for verformtes.
Definitions

perforate

[pur-fuh-reyt, pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] / ˈpɜr fəˌreɪt, ˈpɜr fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The state has also been a major oil and gas producer for more than a century, and authorities are well aware some 35,000 old, inactive oil and gas wells perforate the landscape.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022

He observes that librarians seem to hate books, eager as they are to perforate and stamp them.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Scopes can cause bleeding or even perforate the bowel, something that occurs in about one of every 2,500 procedures.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2021

So that the Americans outshot the Canadians, 45-23, is important because they know they can perforate the defense in the gold medal game.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2018

Then cut out pieces that are equally long and wide and join them together equally, and perforate through all with a fine cutting iron.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius




Vocabulary lists containing perforate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "perforate" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com