Definition of "perforate" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.

2. (transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

   • to perforate a sheet of postage stamps

adjective

1. (obsolete, as a participle) Perforated.

2. (obsolete, as a participial adjective) Perforated, having a hole.

3. (philately, biology) Perforated.