percolate has definitions from the fields of food,chemistry
1
[ verb ] be diffused thoroughly

Examples

"Sunlight percolated the entire house"

2
[ verb ] pass through

Examples

"Water permeates sand easily"

3
[ verb ] (food) cause to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent, as of solvents
4
[ verb ] (food) prepare in a percolator, of coffee

Related terms

percolator percolation

5
[ verb ] spread gradually

Examples

: "Light percolated into our house in the morning"

Related terms

diffuse

6
[ verb ] permeate or penetrate gradually

Synonyms

leach

Examples

"the fertilizer leached into the ground"

Related terms

trickle

7
[ noun ] (chemistry) the product of percolation

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filtrate leach

8
[ verb ] gain or regain energy

Examples

"I picked up after a nap"

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recuperate pickup

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