percolate Synonyms
Another word for percolate
• verb (Context 1)
To filter, trickle, or seep gradually through a porous surface or substance (of a liquid or gas).
"Rainwater slowly percolates through the layers of soil and porous rock to replenish the underground aquifer."
• verb (Context 2)
To spread, diffuse, or develop gradually through an area, group of people, or one's mind (of an idea, feeling, or influence).
"It took several months for the benefits of the new economic policy to spread through the local community."
• verb (Context 3)
To prepare or brew coffee by repeatedly cycling boiling water through a filter basket of ground beans in a percolator.
"My grandfather still prefers to brew his morning coffee in an old enamel pot over the stove."
• noun (Context 4)
A liquid or solution that has passed or been filtered through a porous substance or medium.
"The lab technician collected the clear filtrate at the bottom of the filtration column for chemical analysis."