Associations to the word «Percolate»

PERCOLATE, verb. (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.

PERCOLATE, verb. (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.

PERCOLATE, verb. (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.

PERCOLATE, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

PERCOLATE, noun. (rare) A liquid that has been percolated.

PERCOLATE, noun. The product of percolation.

PERCOLATE, verb. Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground".

PERCOLATE, verb. Spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning".

PERCOLATE, verb. Prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee".

PERCOLATE, verb. Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent.

PERCOLATE, verb. Pass through; "Water permeates sand easily".

PERCOLATE, verb. Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap".