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.

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

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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. Orrin Hatch:

   Sometimes you just have to let it percolate for a while.

3. Chirag Dekate:

   It's not just a jingoistic race between the U.S. and China, the innovations that Intel is developing here will percolate down to other parts of its business.

4. John Banzhaf:

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

5. 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.

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