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