percolate

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) (figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
  5. Noun.  (rare) A liquid that has been percolated.

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