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per·fo·rate

vb-rat*ed  -rat*ing vt  1  :  to make a hole through <an ulcer s the duodenal wall>   2  :  to enter or extend through <the nerve s the dura mater>  vi  :  to penetrate a surface <the wound in the forearm was perforating -Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pe·riph·er·ad   per·vert 

 
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