percolate
🇺🇸
/ˈpɜːrkəleɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɜːkəleɪt/
verb
R
To slowly pass through a material with small spaces.
Water slowly percolated through the coffee grounds.
R
To spread gradually within a group or society.
Rumors of the new policy began to percolate through the office.
R
To make coffee using a percolator; to be made in this way.
She percolated the coffee to make it stronger.
translation
To slowly pass through a material with small spaces.; To spread gradually within a group or society.; To make coffee using a percolator; to be made in this way.
Word Forms
3rd Present
percolates
Past
percolated
Perfect
percolated
Progressive
percolating