PERCOLATE


Meaning of PERCOLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt, ÷-kyə- ]

verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin percolatus, past participle of percolare, from per- through + colare to sieve — more at per- , colander

Date: 1626

transitive verb

1.

a. : to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent

b. : to prepare (coffee) in a percolator

2. : to be diffused through : penetrate

intransitive verb

1. : to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance : seep

2.

a. : to become percolated

b. : to become lively or effervescent

3. : to spread gradually

allow the sunlight to percolate into our rooms — Norman Douglas

4. : simmer 2a

the feud had been percolating for a long time

• per·co·la·tion ˌpər-kə-ˈlā-shən noun

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