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percolate

[ verb pur-kuh-leyt; noun pur-kuh-lit, -leyt ]

verb (used with object)

percolated, percolating.
  1. to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
  2. (of a liquid) to filter through; permeate.
  3. to brew (coffee) in a percolator.


verb (used without object)

percolated, percolating.
  1. to pass through a porous substance; filter; ooze; seep; trickle.
  2. to become percolated:

    The coffee is starting to percolate.

  3. to become active, lively, or spirited.
  4. to show activity, movement, or life; grow or spread gradually; germinate:

    Interest in the idea has begun to percolate.

noun

  1. a percolated liquid.

percolate

/ ˈɜːəəə /

verb

  1. to cause (a liquid) to pass through a fine mesh, porous substance, etc, or (of a liquid) to pass through a fine mesh, porous substance, etc; trickle

    rain percolated through the roof

  2. to permeate; penetrate gradually

    water percolated the road

  3. informal.
    intr to become active or lively

    she percolated with happiness

  4. to make (coffee) or (of coffee) to be made in a percolator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a product of percolation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

The pronunciation of percolate as [pur, -ky, uh, -leyt], with an intrusive y -glide, results from analogy with words like circulate and matriculate, where the unstressed vowel following the k -sound is symbolized by a u spelling, making the y -glide mandatory. In similar words where [k] is followed by some other vowel, the [y] represents a hypercorrection. The pronunciation of escalate as [es, -ky, uh, -leyt] is another such example. See coupon, new.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZپ, adjective
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
  • percolable, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • c·· adjective
  • c·t adjective
  • ܲ·c·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of percolate1

1620–30; < Latin ōٳܲ, past participle of ō to filter. See per-, colander, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of percolate1

C17: from Latin DZ, from per + ō to strain, from ōܳ a strainer; see colander
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Example Sentences

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They managed to capture water from the swollen Kaweah and Tule rivers, routing flows to basins where the water percolated underground.

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This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.

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When it rains, water percolates into the ground naturally, where it isn’t shunted into storm drains and concrete channels.

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Instead of percolating below the surface, water starts flowing downhill — picking up rocks and debris on in its way, Kean said.

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As the administration’s failure to comply with the funding order percolated outward into the political sphere, Democrats and other critics began raising alarms about the administration bucking court edicts.

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