percolate Definition
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percolate
verb percolated, percolating
- tr & intr
1. To undergo or subject (a liquid) to the process of percolation; to ooze, trickle or filter.
- Thesaurus: filter, permeate, pervade, pass through, penetrate, bubble.
2. colloq
- Said of news or information: to trickle or spread slowly.
- Form: percolate through (also)
3. Said of coffee: to make or be made in a percolator. Sometimes shortened to perk.
