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Meaning of percolate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  percolate
      n 1: the product of percolation
      v 1: permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached
           into the ground" [syn: {leach}, {percolate}]
      2: spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the
         morning"
      3: prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
      4: cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in
         order to extract a soluble constituent
      5: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn:
         {percolate}, {sink in}, {permeate}, {filter}]
      6: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk
         up}, {perk}, {percolate}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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