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percolate

per·co·late

UK/ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ US/ˈpɝkəleɪt/ uncommon rare
noun (1) verb (6)

noun

1.

verb

1.

permeate or penetrate gradually

  • “the fertilizer leached into the ground”
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2.

spread gradually

  • “Light percolated into our house in the morning”
3.

prepare in a percolator

  • “percolate coffee”
4.
5.

pass through

  • “Water permeates sand easily”
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6.

gain or regain energy

  • “I picked up after a nap”
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Origin

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).

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