perforate
verb (used with object)
to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
have perforated
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present perfectof perforate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The SHU is divided into concrete windowless cells, which have perforated doors that allow small streaks of light inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2015
Mostly they advertise sponsors, but they also serve to cover holes where exploding engine parts have perforated the body metal and to announce matters of personal philosophy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just before the trident would have perforated him, Jason’s ventus acted on its own.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg
After the wool has been through these scouring liquors it is thrown on a scray to drain, and is next placed in cisterns which have perforated false bottoms.
From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech
