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percolate

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percolate in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. pass through
    "Water permeates sand easily"
    percolate  sink in  permeate  filter 
  2. gain or regain energy
    "I picked up after a nap"
    perk up  perk  percolate  pick up  gain vigor 
  3. permeate or penetrate gradually
    "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
    leach  percolate 
  4. cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
    percolate 
  5. prepare in a percolator
    "percolate coffee"
    percolate 
  6. spread gradually
    "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
    percolate 
noun
  1. the product of percolation
    percolate 
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