percolate
1. [ verb ] be diffused thoroughly
Synonyms: filter sink_in permeate
Examples:

"Sunlight percolated the entire house"

Related terms: penetrate infiltrate infiltrate filtration percolation
2. [ verb ] pass through
Synonyms: filter permeate sink_in
Examples:

"Water permeates sand easily"

Related terms: penetrate infiltrate infiltrate
3. [ verb ] (food) cause to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent, as of solvents
4. [ verb ] (food) prepare in a percolator, of coffee
Related terms: percolator percolation
5. [ verb ] spread gradually
Examples:

: "Light percolated into our house in the morning"

Related terms: diffuse
6. [ verb ] permeate or penetrate gradually
Synonyms: leach
Examples:

"the fertilizer leached into the ground"

Related terms: trickle
7. [ noun ] (chemistry) the product of percolation
Related terms: filtrate leach
8. [ verb ] gain or regain energy
Synonyms: perk_up gain_vigor pick_up perk
Examples:

"I picked up after a nap"

Related terms: recuperate pickup
Similar spelling:   percolator
  percolation
  perchlorate
  pergola
  percale
  Percell