percolate
Meaning of percolate
- (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals
- (of coffee) be prepared in a percolator.
he put some coffee on to percolate
early 17th century: from Latin percolat- ‘strained through’, from the verb percolare, from per- ‘through’ + colare ‘to strain’ (from colum ‘strainer’).
Information about percolate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of percolate is: percolates.
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Hyphenation of percolate
per-co-late
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- percolate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
percolate synonyms
Meaning leach:
Meaning sink in:
Meaning perk up:
Meaning (of water or another liquid) flow away from, out of, or into something:
Meaning let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid:
Meaning (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something:
Meaning (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes:
Meaning (of a liquid) flow in a small stream:
Meaning (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream:
Meaning cause liquid to drain off (food which has been boiled, soaked, or canned) by using a porous or perforated device:
Meaning (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack:
Meaning filter:
Meaning (with reference to a fluid) discharge or be discharged gradually through pores in a membrane, especially within the body:
Meaning make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation:
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Words that rhyme with percolate
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