Synonyms for percolate
ˈpɜr kəˌleɪt; -lɪt, -ˌleɪt; ˈpɜr kyəˌleɪt; ˈɛs kyəˌleɪtper·co·late

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1. percolate

   Synonyms:
   strain, niter, exude, ooze

   Antonyms:
   absorb, retain

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1. percolateverb

   the product of percolation

2. leach, percolateverb

   permeate or penetrate gradually

   "the fertilizer leached into the ground"

   Synonyms:
   filter, pick up, permeate, perk, strip, perk up, leach, sink in, gain vigor

3. percolateverb

   spread gradually

   "Light percolated into our house in the morning"

   Synonyms:
   filter, permeate, gain vigor, perk up, pick up, perk, leach, sink in

4. percolateverb

   prepare in a percolator

   "percolate coffee"

   Synonyms:
   filter, permeate, gain vigor, perk up, pick up, perk, leach, sink in

5. percolateverb

   cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent

   Synonyms:
   filter, permeate, gain vigor, perk up, pick up, perk, leach, sink in

6. percolate, sink in, permeate, filterverb

   pass through

   "Water permeates sand easily"

   Synonyms:
   click, separate out, penetrate, perk up, dawn, leach, dribble, permeate, get through, diffuse, sink in, strain, gain vigor, come home, filter, perk, imbue, filtrate, pervade, riddle, pick up, get across, fall into place, filter out, interpenetrate, trickle

7. perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigorverb

   gain or regain energy

   "I picked up after a nap"

   Synonyms:
   gain vigor, cop, peck, call for, arouse, nail, energize, lift up, perk up, arrest, gather up, get word, nab, stimulate, energise, see, receive, collect, learn, filter, leach, permeate, collar, turn around, apprehend, get a line, uplift, find out, sink in, pick up, brace, elate, catch, hear, get wind, perk, discover, intoxicate

Matched Categories

1. • Percolate
   • Recuperate
   • Spread
   • Trickle

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1. percolateverb

   Synonyms:
   filter, transude, ooze, exude, strain

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1. percolateverb

   Synonyms:
   ooze, strain, filter, transude

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How to use percolate in a sentence?

1. John Banzhaf:

   These decisions are harbingers, it does take time for new ideas to percolate through the system.

2. Paul Irving:

   There is a lot more talk in business circles about the human capital value of older workers, but we're still in early innings, it takes time for things to percolate.

3. Chirag Dekate:

   It's not just a jingoistic race between the U.S. and China, the innovations that Intel is developing here will percolate down to other parts of its business.

4. Orrin Hatch:

   Sometimes you just have to let it percolate for a while.

5. Elvis Picardo:

   As the index has moved higher we have seen the strength percolate to other (non-resource) sectors as well.