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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.
    intr
    2. colloq
      Said of news or information: to trickle or spread slowly.
      Form: percolate through (also)
    tr & intr
    3. Said of coffee: to make or be made in a percolator. Sometimes shortened to perk.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin percolare to filter through, from per through + colare to strain.



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