percolate
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percolate
- /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ UK
- /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ US
- /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ US, nonstandard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
verb percolates · percolating · percolated
- To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […]
- To drain or seep through a porous substance. Water percolates through sand.
- To make (coffee) in a percolator. I'll percolate some coffee.
- (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
noun percolates
- A liquid that has been percolated. Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […]
Translations
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verb (intransitive) drain through a porous substance
| Español | percolar |
|---|---|
| Português | permear |
| Français | percoler, filtrer |
| Deutsch | versickern |
| Italiano | drenare, percolare |
| Русский | проса́чиваться prosáčivatʹsja, просочи́ться prosočítʹsja, проходи́ть proxodítʹ, пройти́ projtí |
verb (transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance
| Español | percolar |
|---|---|
| Português | coar, filtrar |
| Français | faire percoler, filtrer |
| Deutsch | filtern, filtrieren |
| Italiano | percolare |
| Русский | проце́живать procéživatʹ, процеди́ть procedítʹ, фильтрова́ть filʹtrovátʹ, перколи́ровать perkolírovatʹ |
verb (transitive) to make coffee in a percolator
| Português | coar, filtrar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | filtrare, percolare |
| Ελληνικά | φιλτράρω filtráro |
verb (intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator
| Português | coar |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | φιλτράρομαι filtráromai |
verb (intransitive) spread slowly or gradually
| Português | permear |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | durchsickern |
| Italiano | filtrare |
| Ελληνικά | διεισδύω dieisdýo |
| Русский | распространя́ться rasprostranjátʹsja, распространи́ться rasprostranítʹsja |
Talk about this word "percolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/percolate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. percolate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/percolate "percolate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/percolate.Cite this
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title = {percolate},
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