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1. The product of percolation

1. Permeate or penetrate gradually
   "the fertilizer percolated into the ground"
   - leach
    
2. Spread gradually
   "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
    
3. Prepare in a percolator
   "percolate coffee"
    
4. Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
    
5. Pass through
   "Water percolates sand easily"
   - sink in, permeate, filter
    
6. Gain or regain energy
   - perk up, perk, pick up, gain vigor [US], gain vigour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: percolates, percolated, percolating

See also: percolation, percolator

Type of: convalesce, diffuse, dribble, fan out, filter, filtrate, penetrate, perforate, recover, recuperate, spread, spread out, trickle

Encyclopedia: Percolate