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