Per"fo*rate (p&etilde;r"f&osl;*rāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated (- rā`t&ebreve;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.

{ Per"fo*rate (p&etilde;r"f&osl;*r&asl;t), Per"fo*ra`ted (p&etilde;r"f&osl;*rā"t&ebreve;d), } a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.

• to pierce; to penetrate