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Keep "percolate" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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27 translations across 14 languages.
11 total sentences available.
"Good morning, Mary! This is your telephone speaking. You have 169 unread messages." "From how many senders?" "One." "I can guess, but I'll ask anyway: who is it?" "Tom." "Mark them as read and move them to the bin, please." "Done. Shall I percolate your coffee now?"
Source: tatoeba (11654918)
Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […]
Source: wiktionary
Water percolates through sand.
Source: wiktionary
I'll percolate some coffee.
Source: wiktionary
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Closest matches include filter, absorb, act, adsorb, assimilate.
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