was wotd|2006|November|10
English
Etymology
From Latin percolare|perc�l�re (to filter)
Pronunciation
IPA|/�p�k��leɪt/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/�p�rko�leɪt/ italbrac|US
audio|en-us-percolate.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|percolates|percolating|percolated
#transitive To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
#intransitive To drain or seep through a porous substance.
#:Water percolates through sand.
#transitive To make (coffee) in a percolator.
#:I'll percolate some coffee.
#intransitive figurative To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
#:Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally perlocated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
#:Through media reports it percolated to the suface that the police investigation was profoundly flawed.
Translations
trans-top|(transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance
Finnish: suodattaa
German: filtern, filtrieren
trans-mid
Russian: пÑ�оÑ�еживаÑ�Ñ� (procéživat') impf, пÑ�оÑ�едиÑ�Ñ� (procedÃt') pf; Ñ�илÑ�Ñ�Ñ�оваÑ�Ñ� (fil'trovát') impf; пеÑ�колиÑ�оваÑ�Ñ� (p'erkolÃrovat') impf
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trans-top|(intransitive) drain through a porous substance
Finnish: siivilöityä, tihkua läpi
German: versickern
trans-mid
Russian: пÑ�оÑ�аÑ�иваÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prosáÄ�ivat's'a) impf, пÑ�оÑ�оÑ�иÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prosoÄ�Ãt's'a) impf; пÑ�оÑ�одиÑ�Ñ� (proÏ�odÃt') impf, пÑ�ойÑ�и (projtÃ) pf
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trans-top|(intransitive) spread slowly or gradually
German: durchsickern
trans-mid
Russian: Ñ�аÑ�пÑ�оÑ�Ñ�Ñ�анÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (rasprostran'át's'a) impf, Ñ�аÑ�пÑ�оÑ�Ñ�Ñ�аниÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (rasprostranÃt's'a) pf
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ttbc|Chinese: �濾, �滤
ttbc|Dutch: filteren
ttbc|French: filtrer
ttbc|Greek: διηθηθεί
ttbc|Italian: filtrare
ttbc|Portuguese: filtrar-se
ttbc|Spanish: infiltrarse
Noun
en-noun
- A liquid that has been percolated.
Related terms
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percolator
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