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percolate


Definition: Meaning of, percolate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpəːkəleɪt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
percolate percolated percolated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
percolating percolates
  1. [intransitive] if an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group, it gradually spreads
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid, light, or air percolates somewhere, it passes slowly through a material that has very small holes in it
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] also perk if coffee percolates, or if you percolate it, you make it in a special pot in which hot water goes up through a tube and then passes down through crushed coffee beans
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