percolate
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per·co·late
(pûr′kə-lāt′)v. per·co·lat·ed, per·co·lat·ing, per·co·lates
v.tr.
1. To cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter.
2. To pass or ooze through: Water percolated the sand.
3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.
v.intr.
1. To drain or seep through a porous material or filter.
2. Informal To become lively or active.
3. Informal To spread slowly or gradually.
n. (-lĭt, -lāt′)
A liquid that has been percolated.
[Latin percōlāre, percōlāt- : per-, per- + cōlāre, to filter (from cōlum, sieve).]
per′co·la′tion n.
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percolate
vb
1. 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 through the roof.
2. to permeate; penetrate gradually: water percolated the road.
3. (intr) informal US to become active or lively: she percolated with happiness.
4. (Cookery) to make (coffee) or (of coffee) to be made in a percolator
n
a product of percolation
[C17: from Latin percolāre, from per + cōlāre to strain, from cōlum a strainer; see colander]
percolable adj
ˌpercoˈlation n
ˈpercolative adj
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per•co•late
(v. ˈpɜr kəˌleɪt; n. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
2. (of a liquid) to filter through; permeate.
3. to brew (coffee) in a percolator.
v.i. 4. to pass through a porous substance; filter; ooze; seep; trickle.
5. to become percolated.
6. to become active, lively, or spirited.
7. to spread or grow gradually.
n. 8. a percolated liquid.
[1620–30; < Latin percōlātus, past participle of percōlāre to filter]
per`co•la′tion, n.
pron: The pronunciation of percolate with an intrusive y-glide results from analogy with words like circulate and matriculate, where the y-glide is mandatory. In words like percolate and escalate, where (k) is followed by -o- or -a- rather than -u-, the (y), as in the pronunciations (ˈpɜr kyəˌleɪt) and (ˈɛs kyəˌleɪt) represents a hypercorrection. See coupon.
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percolate
Past participle: percolated
Gerund: percolating
| Imperative |
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| percolate |
| percolate |
| Present |
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| I percolate |
| you percolate |
| he/she/it percolates |
| we percolate |
| you percolate |
| they percolate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I percolated |
| you percolated |
| he/she/it percolated |
| we percolated |
| you percolated |
| they percolated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am percolating |
| you are percolating |
| he/she/it is percolating |
| we are percolating |
| you are percolating |
| they are percolating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have percolated |
| you have percolated |
| he/she/it has percolated |
| we have percolated |
| you have percolated |
| they have percolated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was percolating |
| you were percolating |
| he/she/it was percolating |
| we were percolating |
| you were percolating |
| they were percolating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had percolated |
| you had percolated |
| he/she/it had percolated |
| we had percolated |
| you had percolated |
| they had percolated |
| Future |
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| I will percolate |
| you will percolate |
| he/she/it will percolate |
| we will percolate |
| you will percolate |
| they will percolate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have percolated |
| you will have percolated |
| he/she/it will have percolated |
| we will have percolated |
| you will have percolated |
| they will have percolated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be percolating |
| you will be percolating |
| he/she/it will be percolating |
| we will be percolating |
| you will be percolating |
| they will be percolating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been percolating |
| you have been percolating |
| he/she/it has been percolating |
| we have been percolating |
| you have been percolating |
| they have been percolating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been percolating |
| you will have been percolating |
| he/she/it will have been percolating |
| we will have been percolating |
| you will have been percolating |
| they will have been percolating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been percolating |
| you had been percolating |
| he/she/it had been percolating |
| we had been percolating |
| you had been percolating |
| they had been percolating |
| Conditional |
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| I would percolate |
| you would percolate |
| he/she/it would percolate |
| we would percolate |
| you would percolate |
| they would percolate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have percolated |
| you would have percolated |
| he/she/it would have percolated |
| we would have percolated |
| you would have percolated |
| they would have percolated |
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Noun 1. [画像:percolate - the product of percolation]percolate - the product of percolation
filtrate - the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
Verb 1. percolate - permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
2. percolate - spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
3. percolate - prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
percolate - cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
4. percolate - cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
percolate - prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
5. percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
infiltrate - pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"
infiltrate - cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
6. percolate - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
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percolate
verb
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Translations
percoler
percolate
[ˈpɜːkəleɪt]A. VT → filtrar ; [+ coffee] → hacer (en una cafetera de filtro)
percolated coffee → café m (de) filtro
percolated coffee → café m (de) filtro
B. VI
1. (lit, fig) → filtrarse
to percolate down to → filtrarse hasta
to percolate through (sth) [water] → filtrarse (por algo); [ideas] → propagarse (por algo)
these ideas may eventually percolate through to the top of the organization → puede que al final estas ideas se propaguen por la cúpula de la organización
to percolate down to → filtrarse hasta
to percolate through (sth) [water] → filtrarse (por algo); [ideas] → propagarse (por algo)
these ideas may eventually percolate through to the top of the organization → puede que al final estas ideas se propaguen por la cúpula de la organización
2. [coffee] → hacerse (en una cafetera de filtro)
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percolate
vt → filtrieren ; coffee → (in einer Kaffeemaschine) zubereiten ; percolated coffee → mit der Kaffeemaschine gebrühter Kaffee
vi (lit, fig) → durchsickern ; the coffee is just percolating → der Kaffee läuft gerade durch; the information was starting to percolate through → die Informationen begannen durchzusickern
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percolate
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