Percolate comes from a Latin verb meaning "to put through a sieve". Something that percolates filters through something else, just as small particles pass through a sieve.

PERCOLATE definition: to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter. See examples of percolate used in a sentence.

PERCOLATE definition: 1. If a liquid percolates, it moves slowly through a substance with very small holes in it: 2. to…. Learn more.

When you percolate coffee or when coffee percolates, you prepare it in a percolator. She percolated the coffee and put croissants in the oven to warm. [VERB noun]

Definition of percolate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define percolate. percolate synonyms, percolate pronunciation, percolate translation, English dictionary definition of percolate. v. per·co·lat·ed , per·co·lat·ing , per·co·lates v. tr. 1. To …

6 days ago · Verb percolate (third-person singular simple present percolates, present participle percolating, simple past and past participle percolated) (transitive) To pass a liquid through a …

Definition of "percolate" To filter or seep through a substance, often used in the context of liquids passing through a porous material.

PERCOLATE meaning: 1 : to pass slowly through something that has many small holes in it; 2 : to spread slowly

percolate vb /ˈpɜːkəˌleɪt/ to cause (a liquid) to pass through a fine mesh, porous substance, etc, or (of a liquid) to pass through a fine mesh, porous substance, etc; trickle: rain percolated …