Percolate — Per co*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.] To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. Sir M.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Percolate — Per co*late, v. i. To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
percolate — index permeate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
percolate — (v.) 1620s, from L. percolatus, pp. of percolare, from per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + colare to strain, from colum a strainer, of unknown origin. Related: Percolated; percolating. Figurative sense by 1670s … Etymology dictionary
percolate — [v] seep, drip (liquid) bleed, bubble, charge, drain, exude, filter, filtrate, impregnate, leach, ooze, pass through, penetrate, perk, permeate, pervade, saturate, strain, sweat, transfuse, transude, weep; concepts 179,181 … New thesaurus
percolate — ► VERB 1) filter through a porous surface or substance. 2) (of information or ideas) spread gradually through a group of people. 3) prepare (coffee) in a percolator. DERIVATIVES percolation noun. ORIGIN Latin percolare strain through … English terms dictionary
percolate — [pʉr′kə lāt΄; ] also, for n. [, pʉr′kəlit] vt. percolated, percolating [< L percolatus, pp. of percolare, to strain < per, through + colare, to strain: see COLANDER] 1. to pass (a liquid) gradually through small spaces or a porous… … English World dictionary
percolate — per|co|late [ˈpə:kəleıt US ˈpə:r ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of percolare to put through a sieve ] 1.) if an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group, it gradually spreads percolate… … Dictionary of contemporary English
percolate — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)kəleɪt[/t]] percolates, percolating, percolated 1) VERB If an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group of people or a thing, it spreads slowly through the group or thing. [V prep/adv] New fashions took a long… … English dictionary
percolate — UK [ˈpɜː(r)kəleɪt] / US [ˈpɜrkəˌleɪt] verb Word forms percolate : present tense I/you/we/they percolate he/she/it percolates present participle percolating past tense percolated past participle percolated 1) a) [intransitive] if a liquid or gas… … English dictionary
