Definitions for Percolate
ˈpɜr kəˌleɪt; -lɪt, -ˌleɪt; ˈpɜr kyəˌleɪt; ˈɛs kyəˌleɪtper·co·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percolateverb

   the product of percolation

2. leach, percolateverb

   permeate or penetrate gradually

   "the fertilizer leached into the ground"

3. percolateverb

   spread gradually

   "Light percolated into our house in the morning"

4. percolateverb

   prepare in a percolator

   "percolate coffee"

5. percolateverb

   cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent

6. percolate, sink in, permeate, filterverb

   pass through

   "Water permeates sand easily"

7. perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigorverb

   gain or regain energy

   "I picked up after a nap"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percolatenoun

   A liquid that has been percolated.

2. percolateverb

   To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.

3. percolateverb

   To drain or seep through a porous substance.

   Water percolates through sand.

4. percolateverb

   To make (coffee) in a percolator.

   I'll percolate some coffee.

5. percolateverb

   To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

6. Etymology: From percolare, itself, from per- + colare (from colum, of unknown origin).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PERCOLATEverb

   To strain.

   Etymology: percolo, Lat.

   The evidences of fact are percolated through a vast period of ages. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

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1. percolate

   Percolate is a verb that has several meanings depending on the context. 1) In terms of liquid or gas, percolate means to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance. 2) In a figurative sense, it can mean for an idea, feeling or information to spread gradually within a person or group. 3) In coffee brewing, it refers to a method where hot water is passed through ground coffee to extract the flavor. 4) In Geology, it refers to the slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock. 5) More generally, it denotes the process of something spreading through or moving slowly within a group or system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Percolateverb

   to cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain

2. Percolateverb

   to pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone

3. Etymology: [L. percolatus, p. p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Percolate

   pėr′kō-lāt, v.t. to strain through pores or small openings, as a liquid: to filter.—v.i. to pass or ooze through very small openings: to filter.—n. a filtered liquid.—ns. Percolā′tion, act of filtering; Per′colator, a filtering vessel. [L. percolāre,-ātum—per, through, colāre, to strain.]

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1. Percolate

   Percolate helps brands create content at social scale.

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1. • Percolate
   • Recuperate
   • Spread
   • Trickle

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1. prelocate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Percolate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Percolate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Percolate in a Sentence

1. Alex Wagner:

   The streams percolate out of the Milky Way's dense gas disk, the jet diverges from a pencil beam into tendrils, like that of an octopus.

2. Elvis Picardo:

   As the index has moved higher we have seen the strength percolate to other (non-resource) sectors as well.

3. Paul Irving:

   There is a lot more talk in business circles about the human capital value of older workers, but we're still in early innings, it takes time for things to percolate.

4. Anselmo Collins:

   When we know that we're going to get significant storms in the LA area, we obviously work really closely with LA County flood control, if they happen to have a lot of water stored in their flood control dams, they can release that water ahead of time ; give it an opportunity to percolate and make room in those dams and the reservoirs to be able to collect the water that's coming in at the same time.

5. John Banzhaf:

   These decisions are harbingers, it does take time for new ideas to percolate through the system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Percolate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Percolate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Percolate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Percolate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Percolate
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/percolate