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Added 10 October 2026

percolate

/ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ verb

Latin root: percōlātus Wiktionary

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To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
To drain or seep through a porous substance.
Water percolates through sand.
To make (coffee) in a percolator.
I'll percolate some coffee.

noun

A liquid that has been percolated.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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