'Percolate' definitions:

Definition of 'percolate'

From: WordNet
noun
The product of percolation
verb
Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" [syn: leach, percolate]
verb
Spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
verb
Prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
verb
Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
verb
Pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: percolate, sink in, permeate, filter]
verb
Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor]

Definition of 'Percolate'

From: GCIDE
  • Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Percolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Percolating.] [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 M. Hale. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Percolate'

From: GCIDE
  • Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. i. To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone. [1913 Webster]

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