percolate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
2. (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
3. (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
4. (figuratively, intransitive) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

Noun

A liquid that has been percolated.

Synonyms

filter

ooze

exude

strain

soak through

leach

gain vigor

filtrate

infiltrate

perk

perk up

permeate

pick up

sift

soak

sink in

refine

soak into

seep in

spread through

pervade

buoy up

seep

seepage

sieve

dip

spread

contaminated

filter through

ooze out

exudate

drip

dribble

gradual

trickle down

immerse

draw

lighten up

distil

osmosis

Translations

filtrare

filtern

durchsickern

διυλίζω

percolare

coar

permear

φιλτράρω

filtrar

filteren

filtreren

filtrar

colar

versickern

doordringen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɜːkəleɪt/

Etymology

From Latin percōlātus, past participle of percōlō (“I filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“I strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin).