Synonyms for perforate
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
Related words
- Word family
- perforation perforator
Forms
- Past participle
- perforated
e.g. perforated → penetrated, pierced, punched, punctured…
Example sentences
- punch Tom blocked Mary's first punch but not her second.
- pierce Ordinary arrows can't pierce the dragon's scales.
- penetrate Sami tried to penetrate Layla but she didn't let him.
- puncture Have you got round to mending that puncture yet?
By length
- 4 letters
- hole1, bore1
- 5 letters
- enter2, punch1, drill1, prick1
- 6 letters
- pierce1, impale2
- 8 letters
- puncture2, transfix2
- 9 letters
- penetrate3
- 11 letters
- transpierce
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enter2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- perforer
- Español
- perforar
- Deutsch
- durchbohren