💧percolate

verb
/ˈpɜːrkəleɪt/

Meaning

To filter gradually through a porous surface or substance; to spread slowly.

Example Sentences

The rainwater percolated through the soil into the groundwater.

Example Expressions

percolate through

Synonyms

filter, seep, trickle, infiltrate, penetrate

Antonyms

block, stop, clog

Collocations

percolate through, percolate slowly, percolate coffee

Related Vocabularies

to move hand or something back and forth; a moving ridge of water
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to grasp or carry something; to maintain a position
to make something continue indefinitely

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