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percolate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ (General-American, nonstandard)
• (UK) audio
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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).

Meanings

1. (rare) A liquid that has been percolated.
   • Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […] 1926, Joseph Price Remington, Ernest Fullerton Cook, Charles Herbert La Wall, Remington's Practice of Pharmacy:

Forms

Relateds

lysate · exudate · insudate · filtrate · eluate · autolysate · hemolysate · filtride · leachate · distillate · condensate · filtrand

Translations (3)

fr percolat (liquid that has been percolated) · nl percolaat (liquid that has been percolated) · de Filtrat (liquid that has been percolated)

percolate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ (General-American, nonstandard)
• (UK) audio
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
   • Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […] 1926, Joseph Price Remington, Ernest Fullerton Cook, Charles Herbert La Wall, Remington's Practice of Pharmacy:
2. (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
   • Water percolates through sand.
3. (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
   • I'll percolate some coffee.
   • Boiled, percolated, pressed, or filtered, black coffee ranges from a light tea-like drink to deep black brew. 2005, Mark F. Sohn, Appalachian Home Cooking, page 36:
4. (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
   • Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
   • Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the police investigation was profoundly flawed.
   • […] so that quite a perceptible interval of time elapsed before the true dimensions of the affront to his dignity commenced to percolate into the befogged and pain-racked convolutions of his brain. 1914 October – 1916 July, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Mucker, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., published 31 October 1921, →OCLC:
   • Some are prepared to pay for placement; others use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) hoping their result percolates up the organic SERP. 2011, Jaroslav Pokorny, Vaclav Repa, Karel Richta, Wita Wojtkowski, Henry Linger, Chris Barry, Michael Lang, Information Systems Development: Business Systems and Services: Modeling and Development, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 88:
   • The moves were a TikTokky blend of semaphore and street dance, busy with content. The teen, whose name is Zoi Lerma, has a large following on the network and her dance percolated around the world, with other celebrated TikTokkers adding their own versions. 2020 November 13, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Benee’s ‘Hey u x’ illustrates the upside of TikTok-dominated pop”, in Financial Times:

Forms

Deriveds

unpercolated · percolative · repercolate · overpercolated · subpercolating

Relateds

percolation · percolator · colander · coulee

Translations (78)

ota سوزمك ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · nl filtreren ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · uk фільтрувати ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ka გამოსვლა ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · it filtrare ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · fi suotua ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · gv sheel ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · pt coar ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · tr sızmak ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · de versickern ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · ru пройти́ ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · eo traguti ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · fi tihkua läpi ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · it percolare ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · ru фильтрова́ть ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · el διεισδύω ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · de filtrieren ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · fi suodattaa ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · nl doorsijpelen ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · pt permear ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · ru распространя́ться ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · nl filteren ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · fi siivilöityä ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · zza rodayen ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · el φιλτράρομαι ((intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · ru проса́чиваться ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · pt permear ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · nl filtreren ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · nl filteren ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · is síla ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · fr percoler ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · tr teressüh etmek ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · es percolar ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · pt coar ((intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · ru распространи́ться ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · de durchsickern ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · it percolare ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ka გაჟონვა ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · pt filtrar ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · bg филтрирам ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · uk проціджувати ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · nl percoleren ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · tr filtrelemek ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · bg прецеждам ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · es percolar ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ru перколи́ровать ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · pl przesączyć ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ru процеди́ть ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ga síothlaigh ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · uk просочи́тися ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · pt filtrar ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · pt coar ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · nl percoleren ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ka გაფილტრვა ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · fr filtrer ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · ga síothlaigh ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · ru проходи́ть ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · it filtrare ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · ru проце́живать ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · eo traguti ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · it drenare ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · bg просмуквам се ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · fr filtrer ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · zza agoznayen ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · nl doordringen ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · ga síothlaigh ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · de filtern ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ga síothlaigh ((intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · el φιλτράρω ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · it percolare ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator) · ka გავრცელება ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually) · fi suotautua ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · uk просо́чуватися ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · ru просочи́ться ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance) · fr faire percoler ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ka გაწურვა ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · ca percolar ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) · uk фільтрува́тися ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)