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Definition of Percolate
1. Noun. The product of percolation.
Generic synonyms: Filtrate
2. Verb. Permeate or penetrate gradually. "The fertilizer leached into the ground"
3. Verb. Spread gradually. "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
4. Verb. Prepare in a percolator. "Percolate coffee"
5. Verb. Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent.
6. Verb. Pass through. "Water permeates sand easily"
Exact synonyms: Filter, Permeate, Sink In
Generic synonyms: Penetrate, Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Infiltrate, Infiltrate
Derivative terms: Filtration, Filtration, Percolation, Permeant, Permeation
Generic synonyms: Penetrate, Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Infiltrate, Infiltrate
Derivative terms: Filtration, Filtration, Percolation, Permeant, Permeation
7. Verb. Gain or regain energy. "I picked up after a nap"
Exact synonyms: Gain Vigor, Perk, Perk Up, Pick Up
Generic synonyms: Convalesce, Recover, Recuperate
Derivative terms: Pickup
Generic synonyms: Convalesce, Recover, Recuperate
Derivative terms: Pickup
Definition of Percolate
1. v. t. To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain.
2. v. i. To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.
Definition of Percolate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Percolate
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