percolate

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/

The English word “percolate” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
To drain or seep through a porous substance.
To make (coffee) in a percolator.
(of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

noun

A liquid that has been percolated.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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