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per⋅co⋅late

  [v. pur-kuh-leyt; n. pur-kuh-lit, -leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, noun
Use percolate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
4. to pass through a porous substance; filter; ooze; seep; trickle.
5. to become percolated: The coffee is starting to percolate.
6. to become active, lively, or spirited.
7. to show activity, movement, or life; grow or spread gradually; germinate: Interest in the idea has begun to percolate.
–noun
8. a percolated liquid.
Origin:
1620–30; < L percōlātus, ptp. of percōlāre to filter. See per-, colander, -ate 1

Related forms:
per⋅co⋅la⋅ble, adjective
per⋅co⋅la⋅tive, adjective

Pronunciation note:
The pronunciation of percolate as [pur-kyuh-leyt] , with an intrusive y-glide, results from analogy with words like circulate and matriculate, where the unstressed vowel following the k-sound is symbolized by a u spelling, making the y-glide mandatory. In similar words where [k] is followed by some other vowel, the [y] represents a hypercorrection. The pronunciation of escalate as [es-kyuh-leyt] is another such example. See coupon, new.
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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1per·co·late
Pronunciation: 'p&r-k&-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;-lat·ing
transitive senses
1 : to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a solubleconstituent
2 : to be diffused through percolate intransitive senses
1 : to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance
2 : to become percolated

Main Entry: 2per·co·late
Pronunciation: -"lAt, -l&t
Function: noun
: a product of percolation percolate isconcentrated to one-fourth the weight of drug used —E. N. Gathercoal & E. H. Wirth>
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percolate per·co·late (pûr'kə-lāt')
v. per·co·lat·ed, per·co·lat·ing, per·co·lates

  1. To cause a liquid to pass slowly through a porous substance or small holes; filter.

  2. To drain or seep through.

  3. To cause a solvent liquid to pass through a mixture, such as a powdered drug, so as to extract the soluble portion.

n. (-lĭt, -lāt')
A liquid that has been percolated.
per'co·la'tion n.

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