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percolates

The correct spelling is percolates.

How to pronounce percolates

noun

Say it like: Per-col-ate-s

The correct spelling is percolates. A liquid that has been percolated. For example: "Water percolates through sand."

Usage Examples

Water percolates through sand.

I'll percolate some coffee.

Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A liquid that has been percolated.

verb

  1. 1.To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  2. 2.To drain or seep through a porous substance.
  3. 3.To make (coffee) in a percolator.
  4. 4.To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

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