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perforates

perforates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perforate.

Meaning of perforate

Verb (1)

  1. (Received-Pronunciation) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
  2. (General-American) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɝ.fɚ.eɪt/
  3. Audio (US): (file)

Verb (2)

perforate (third-person singular simple present perforates, present participle perforating, simple past and past participle perforated)

  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
    Synonyms:
    hole

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Questions about perforates

What is perforates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perforates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perforate.

Words near perforates in the dictionary

  1. perforasome
  2. perforasomes
  3. perforate
  4. perforated
  5. perforately
  6. perforates
  7. perforati
  8. perforating
  9. perforation
  10. perforation gauge
  11. perforation gauges

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