Definition of perforate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
perforate
verb
ˈpɜːfəreɪt ˈpɜːrfəreɪt
perforate somethingto make a hole or holes through somethingThe explosion perforated his eardrum.a perforated line (= a row of small holes in paper, made so that a part can be torn off easily)