English Explanatory Dictionary

percolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  2. To drain or seep through a porous substance.
  3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.
  4. (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
  5. To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
noun
  1. A liquid that has been percolated.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ En-gb-percolate.ogg en-us-percolate.ogg en-au-percolate.ogg

Word forms

percolate percolates percolating 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).

Related words

percolation percolator colander coulee autolysate condensate distillate eluate exudate filtrand filtrate filtride hemolysate insudate leachate lysate

Derived words

overpercolated percolative repercolate subpercolating unpercolated

Translations

Bulgarian: просмуквам се Dutch: percoleren Dutch: filteren Dutch: filtreren Esperanto: traguti Finnish: suotautua Finnish: suotua Finnish: siivilöityä Finnish: tihkua läpi French: percoler French: filtrer Georgian: გაჟონვა Georgian: გამოსვლა German: versickern Irish: síothlaigh Italian: drenare Italian: percolare Manx: sheel Portuguese: permear Russian: проса́чиваться Russian: просочи́ться Russian: проходи́ть Russian: пройти́ Spanish: percolar Turkish: teressüh etmek Ukrainian: просо́чуватися Ukrainian: просочи́тися Ukrainian: фільтрува́тися
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