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percolate
[ verb pur-kuh-leyt; noun pur-kuh-lit, -leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- (of a liquid) to filter through; permeate.
- to brew (coffee) in a percolator.
verb (used without object)
- to pass through a porous substance; filter; ooze; seep; trickle.
- to become percolated:
The coffee is starting to percolate.
- to become active, lively, or spirited.
- to show activity, movement, or life; grow or spread gradually; germinate:
Interest in the idea has begun to percolate.
noun
- a percolated liquid.
percolate
/ ˈɜːəəə /
verb
- to cause (a liquid) to pass through a fine mesh, porous substance, etc, or (of a liquid) to pass through a fine mesh, porous substance, etc; trickle
rain percolated through the roof
- to permeate; penetrate gradually
water percolated the road
- informal.intr to become active or lively
she percolated with happiness
- to make (coffee) or (of coffee) to be made in a percolator
noun
- a product of percolation
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈDZپ, adjective
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- percolable, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- c·· adjective
- c·t adjective
- ܲ·c·e adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of percolate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of percolate1
Example Sentences
Around the same time, an idea began to percolate.
They managed to capture water from the swollen Kaweah and Tule rivers, routing flows to basins where the water percolated underground.
This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.
When it rains, water percolates into the ground naturally, where it isn’t shunted into storm drains and concrete channels.
Instead of percolating below the surface, water starts flowing downhill — picking up rocks and debris on in its way, Kean said.
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