percolate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝkəleɪt/, (nonstandard) /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ === Verb === percolate (third-person singular simple present percolates, present participle percolating, simple past and past participle percolated) (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. [from 1626] (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance. [from 1684] (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator. (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way. (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. [from c. 1676] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== percolation percolator colander coulee ==== Translations ==== === Noun === percolate (plural percolates) (rare) A liquid that has been percolated. [from 1853] ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === prelocate == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== percolate inflection of percolare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== percolate f pl feminine plural of percolato == Latin == === Verb === percōlāte second-person plural present active imperative of percōlō == Spanish == === Verb === percolate second-person singular voseo imperative of percolar combined with te