Definition of percolate Percolate

/pɚˈkʌlejˌt/ - [perkuleyt] - per•co•late

We found 16 definitions of percolate from 6 different sources.

What does percolate mean?

Noun Plural: percolates
percolate - the product of percolation
		filtrate the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
Verb percolates, percolating, percolated
percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
		sink in, permeate, filter
		perforate, penetrate come to understand
		infiltrate pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
		infiltrate pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
percolate - prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
		percolate pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
percolate - cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
		percolate pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
percolate - spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
		fan out, diffuse, spread out, spread move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
percolate - permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
		leach
		trickle, filter, dribble run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
percolate - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
		perk up, perk, pick up, gain vigor
		convalesce, recuperate, recover get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

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percolate (v. t.)
To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain.
percolate (v. i.)
To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.

percolate
To pass a liquid gradually through small spaces or a porous substance.

percolate
pėr′kō-lāt, v.t. to strain through pores or small openings, as a liquid: to filter.—v.i. to pass or ooze through very small openings: to filter.—n. a filtered liquid.—ns. Percolā′tion, act of filtering; Per′colator, a filtering vessel. [L. percolāre,-ātum—per, through, colāre, to strain.]