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leach

UK/liːt͡ʃ/ US/ˈlitʃ/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

the process of leaching

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verb

1.
2.

permeate or penetrate gradually

  • “the fertilizer leached into the ground”
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3.

remove substances from by a percolating liquid

  • “leach the soil”
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Origin

From Middle English leche (“leachate; sluggish stream”), from Old English *lǣċ, *lǣċe (“muddy stream”), from Proto-Germanic *lēkijō (“a leak, drain, flow”) (compare Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak, drain”)), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to leak”). Cognate with Old English leċċan (“to water, moisten”), Old English lacu (“stream, pool, pond”). More at leak, lake.

Phrases

  • leach brine

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