PERCOLATE


Meaning of PERCOLATE in English

v.

1. intr. (often foll. by through) a (of liquid etc.) filter or ooze gradually (esp. through a porous surface). b (of an idea etc.) permeate gradually.

2 tr. prepare (coffee) by repeatedly passing boiling water through ground beans.

3 tr. ooze through; permeate.

4 tr. strain (a liquid, powder, etc.) through a fine mesh etc.

Derivatives:

percolation n.

Etymology: L percolare (as PER-, colare strain f. colum strainer)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.