percolates

Meaning of percolates

noun

A liquid that has been percolated.

verb
  1. To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  2. To drain or seep through a porous substance.
    Water percolates through sand.
  3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.
    I'll percolate some coffee.
  4. To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
    Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.

Information about percolates

  • The singular form of percolates is: percolate.
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Hyphenation of percolates

per-co-lates

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • percolates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Anagrams of percolates

pectorales

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