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   Per·co·late

   /ˈpərkəˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance: "the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals" Similar filterdraindripoozeseeptrickledribblestrainleakleachrare:filtratetransude
   • ▪ (of information or an idea or feeling) spread gradually through an area or group of people: "this issue has percolated into the public consciousness" Similar spreadbe disseminatedfilterpassgopenetratepermeatepervadeinfiltrate
   • 2. (of coffee) be prepared in a percolator: "he put some coffee on to percolate" Similar brewinformal:perk
   • ▪ prepare (coffee) in a percolator: "it will have to be instant coffee—there's no time to percolate any"
   • ▪ be or become full of lively activity or excitement: US "the night was percolating with an expectant energy"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin percolat- ‘strained through’, from the verb percolare, from per- ‘through’ + colare ‘to strain’ (from colum ‘strainer’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. percolation noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • E

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   • R

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   • C

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