percolate
Noun · VerbUS[pur-kuh-leyt]/ˈpɝkəˌleɪt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the product of percolationType of filtrate
Verb (6)percolated, percolating
- permeate or penetrate gradually“the fertilizer leached into the ground”Synonyms: leachMore general trickle, dribble
- spread gradually“Light percolated into our house in the morning”More general diffuse, spread
- prepare in a percolator“percolate coffee”
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituentMore general pass throughCauses sink in, permeate
- pass through“Water permeates sand easily”Synonyms: sink inpermeatefilterMore general penetrate, perforateMore specific infiltrate
- gain or regain energy“I picked up after a nap”Synonyms: perk upperkpick upgain vigorMore general recuperate, recover
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Per′co·late transitive verb [past tense & past participle Percolated; present participle & verbal noun Percolating.]
Origin: L. percolatus, p. p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.
To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. Sir Matt. Hale
Per′co·late intransitive verb
To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54