percolate

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percolate[1,verb] percolate[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹per·co·late
Pronunciation: pr-k-lt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitive verb
1 : to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent
2 : to be diffused through
intransitive verb
1 : to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance
2 : to become percolated