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