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percolate
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Meaning of
'percolate'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Percolate
[
v. i.
]
- To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.
2 .
Percolate
[
v. t.
]
- To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain.
Meaning of 'percolate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
percolate
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- gain or regain energy
Example in sentence:
I picked up after a nap
Meaning (2):
- spread gradually
Example in sentence:
Light percolated into our house in the morning
Meaning (3):
- prepare in a percolator
Example in sentence:
percolate coffee
Meaning (4):
- pass through
Example in sentence:
The chemical undergoes a sudden change;
The fluid undergoes shear;
undergo a strange sensation;
Water permeates sand easily
Meaning (5):
- permeate or penetrate gradually
Example in sentence:
the fertilizer leached into the ground
Nearby Words:
per
per-
peract
peracute
peradventure
peraeopod
peragrate
peragration
perambulate
perambulated
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