Percolate

v. t.	1.	To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. [imp. & p. p. Percolated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Percolating.]
v. i.	1.	To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.

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

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