Percolate

//ˈpɜːkəleɪt//

Synonyms for "percolate" (160 found)

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Verb(2 words)
filtergain vigor

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More general

14 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

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derived

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is a

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manner of

2 entries

related to

9 entries

Translations

80 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • прецеждам verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • просмуквам се verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • филтрирам verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Catalan

1 entries
  • percolar verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Dutch

4 entries
  • percolaat noun (liquid that has been percolated)
  • doordringen verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • doorsijpelen verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • filteren verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • traguti verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • traguti verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

Finnish

4 entries
  • siivilöityä verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • suodattaa verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • suotautua verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • suotua verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

French

4 entries
  • percolat noun (liquid that has been percolated)
  • faire percoler verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • filtrer verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • filtrer verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გავრცელება verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • გამოსვლა verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • გაჟონვა verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • გაფილტრვა verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

German

4 entries
  • Filtrat noun (liquid that has been percolated)
  • durchsickern verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • filtern verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • filtrieren verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Greek

3 entries
  • διεισδύω verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • φιλτράρομαι verb ((intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator)
  • φιλτράρω verb ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • síla verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Irish

4 entries
  • síothlaigh verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • síothlaigh verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • síothlaigh verb ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator)
  • síothlaigh verb ((intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator)

Italian

4 entries
  • drenare verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • filtrare verb ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator)
  • filtrare verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • percolare verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Manx

1 entries
  • sheel verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • سوزمك verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Polish

2 entries
  • przesączyć verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • przesączyć verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • coar verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • coar verb ((transitive) to make coffee in a percolator)
  • coar verb ((intransitive) to make coffee in a percolator)
  • filtrar verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)

Russian

4 entries
  • перколи́ровать verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • пройти́ verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • проса́чиваться verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • просочи́ться verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

Turkish

3 entries
  • filtrelemek verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • sızmak verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)
  • teressüh etmek verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • просо́чуватися verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • просочи́тися verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)
  • проціджувати verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • фільтрува́тися verb ((intransitive) drain through a porous substance)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • agoznayen verb ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance)
  • rodayen verb ((intransitive) spread slowly or gradually)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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"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?"

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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.

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