Perforate

pėr′fō-rāt, v.t. to bore through: to pierce: to make a hole through.— adj. Per′for able , capable of being perforated.— n. Per′forans , the long flexor muscle of the toes, or the deep flexor muscle of the fingers.— adjs. Per′forant , perforating; Per′forate , -d ( bot. ), pierced with holes: having transparent dots, as the leaves of certain flowers.— n. Per forā′tion , act of boring through: a hole through or into anything.— adj. Per′forātive , having power to pierce.— ns. Per′forātor , one who bores, or an instrument for boring; Per′forātus , the short flexor of the toes, or the superficial flexor of the fingers. [L. per forāre , -ātum — per , through, forāre , to bore.]