perforate

t. & i. [PERFORATE, adj. Fr. perforer; Sp. & Port. perforar.] A. Trans.: To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed or sharp instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring. "But perforated sore, And drill'd in holes, the solid oak is found." Cowper: Task , i. 25. B. In trans.: To pierce, to bore; to make or drive a hole or holes.