Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
   p. {Perforated} (-r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to
   perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]
   To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;
   to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to
   pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.

Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated
\Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a.
   Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having
   transparent dots resembling holes.

Source : WordNet®

perforate
     v 1: make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation;
          "perforate the sheets of paper" [syn: {punch}]
     2: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The
        bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: {penetrate}]

perforate
     adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
           eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforated},
            {punctured}]