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Percolate   /pˈərkəlˌeɪt/   Listen
Percolate

verb
(past & past part. percolated; pres. part. percolating)
1.
Permeate or penetrate gradually.  Synonym: leach.
2.
Spread gradually.
3.
Prepare in a percolator.
4.
Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent.
5.
Pass through.  Synonyms: filter, permeate, sink in.
6.
Gain or regain energy.  Synonyms: gain vigor, perk, perk up, pick up.





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Words linked to "Percolate" :   recuperate, diffuse, spread out, filtrate, convalesce, percolator, perforate, penetrate, infiltrate, pick up, trickle, dribble, spread, fan out, percolation, recover


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