"perforate" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpəːfəreɪt/ Audio: en-us-perforate.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Latin perforō (“I bore or pierce through; I perforate”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + forō (“I bore, I pierce”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|perforō||I bore or pierce through; I perforate}} Latin perforō (“I bore or pierce through; I perforate”), {{m|la|per-||through, thorough}} per- (“through, thorough”), {{m|la|forō||I bore, I pierce}} forō (“I bore, I pierce”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} perforate (not comparable)
  1. (philately, biology) perforated Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology, Philately
    Sense id: en-perforate-en-adj-KvltO3-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 12 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 76 16 8 Topics: biology, hobbies, lifestyle, natural-sciences, philately

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpəːfəreɪt/ Audio: en-us-perforate.ogg [US] Forms: perforates [present, singular, third-person], perforating [participle, present], perforated [participle, past], perforated [past]
Etymology: From Latin perforō (“I bore or pierce through; I perforate”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + forō (“I bore, I pierce”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|perforō||I bore or pierce through; I perforate}} Latin perforō (“I bore or pierce through; I perforate”), {{m|la|per-||through, thorough}} per- (“through, thorough”), {{m|la|forō||I bore, I pierce}} forō (“I bore, I pierce”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} perforate (third-person singular simple present perforates, present participle perforating, simple past and past participle perforated)
  1. (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate. Tags: transitive Troponyms (to pierce, penetrate): drill, punch Translations (to pierce or penetrate): τετραίνω (tetraínō) (Ancient Greek), zulatu (Basque), пробивам (probivam) (Bulgarian), продупчвам (produpčvam) (Bulgarian), perforar (Catalan), perforere (Danish), rei’ittää (Finnish), lävistää (Finnish), puhkaista (Finnish), perforar (Galician), perforieren (German), διατρυπώ (diatrypó) (Greek), τρυπώ (trypó) (Greek), חוֹרֵר (khorér) (Hebrew), toll (Irish), terebrō (Latin), pokapoka (Maori), mōhukihuki (Maori), whao (Maori), tioka (Maori), perfurar (Portuguese), просве́рливать (prosvérlivatʹ) (Russian), проника́ть (pronikátʹ) (Russian), ᱨᱳᱜ (rok’) (Santali), perforar (Spanish), perforera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-perforate-en-verb-o0bqj4Ra Disambiguation of 'to pierce, penetrate': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'to pierce or penetrate': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line. Tags: transitive Translations (to make a line of holes): перфорирам (perforiram) (Bulgarian), rei’ittää (Finnish), tīokaoka (Maori), kōwhaowhao (Maori), perfurar (Portuguese), перфори́ровать (perforírovatʹ) (Russian), perforera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-perforate-en-verb-hsplyiZc Disambiguation of 'to make a line of holes': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perforation, perforator, imperforate

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} perforate
  1. inflection of perforare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
    Sense id: en-perforate-it-verb-w6vwjV~A Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 83 12 4
  2. inflection of perforare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person
    Sense id: en-perforate-it-verb-ZndFN49e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} perforate f pl
  1. feminine plural of perforato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: perforato
    Sense id: en-perforate-it-verb-PqB92CxL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Latin]

Forms: perforāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=perforāte}} perforāte
  1. second-person plural present active imperative of perforō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: perforō
    Sense id: en-perforate-la-verb-J5EffHdT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} perforate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of perforar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: perforar
    Sense id: en-perforate-es-verb-MO2Qfksc Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "object-singular",
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    }
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}
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        "To pierce; to penetrate."
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        "(transitive) To pierce; to penetrate."
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    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "zulatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "probivam",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "пробивам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "produpčvam",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "продупчвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perforar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perforere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "rei’ittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "lävistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "puhkaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perforar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perforieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diatrypó",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "διατρυπώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "trypó",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "τρυπώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "tetraínō",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "τετραίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khorér",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "חוֹרֵר"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "toll"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "terebrō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "pokapoka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "mōhukihuki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "whao"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "tioka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perfurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prosvérlivatʹ",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "просве́рливать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pronikátʹ",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "проника́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "roman": "rok’",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "ᱨᱳᱜ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perforar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pierce or penetrate",
      "word": "perforera"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "perforiram",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "перфорирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "rei’ittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "tīokaoka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "kōwhaowhao"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "perfurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perforírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "перфори́ровать"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a line of holes",
      "word": "perforera"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "to pierce, penetrate",
      "word": "drill"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to pierce, penetrate",
      "word": "punch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perforate"
}

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        "en:Philately"
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          "ref": "1999, Nguyen Van Dzu, Peter C. Boyce, Kew Bulletin, 54(2):379-393",
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    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian past participle forms",
    "Italian verb forms"
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "it",
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      ],
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}

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    "Italian past participle forms"
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "feminine plural of perforato"
      ],
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    {
      "form": "perforāte",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "perforāte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin verb forms"
      ],
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          "word": "perforō"
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      ],
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        "second-person plural present active imperative of perforō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perforō",
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        "plural",
        "present",
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}

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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "perforate",
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "perforar"
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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