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1 percolate
percolate [ˈpɜ:kəleɪt]* * *['pɜːkəleɪt] 1.transitive verb2.intransitive verb (also percolate through) [coffee] passer; [water] passer, filtrer; [information] filtrer (into, to jusqu'à) -
2 percolate
B vi ( also percolate through) [coffee] passer ; [water, rain] passer, filtrer ; [news, idea, information] filtrer (into, to jusqu'à). -
3 percolate
percolate ['pɜ:kəleɪt]∎ toxic chemicals had percolated through the soil des produits chimiques toxiques s'étaient infiltrés dans le sol(b) (ideas, news) filtrer;∎ his ideas percolated through to the rank and file ses idées ont gagné la base∎ he is percolating with joy il déborde de joie□ ;∎ she percolates with ideas elle bouillonne d'idées(coffee) préparer, faire (dans une cafetière à pression);∎ I'll just percolate some coffee je vais faire du café►► percolated coffee café m fait avec une cafetière à pression
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percolate — per|co|late [ˈpə:kəleıt US ˈpə:r ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of percolare to put through a sieve ] 1.) if an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group, it gradually spreads percolate… … Dictionary of contemporary English
percolate — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)kəleɪt[/t]] percolates, percolating, percolated 1) VERB If an idea, feeling, or piece of information percolates through a group of people or a thing, it spreads slowly through the group or thing. [V prep/adv] New fashions took a long… … English dictionary
percolate — verb (percolated, percolating) –verb (t) /ˈpɜkəleɪt / (say perkuhlayt) 1. to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter. 2. (of a liquid) to filter through; permeate. 3. to make (coffee) in a percolator. –verb (i) /ˈpɜkəleɪt / (say… …
percolate — verb 1) water percolated through the soil Syn: filter, drain, drip, ooze, seep, trickle, dribble, leak, leach 2) these views began to percolate through society as a whole Syn: spread, be disseminated … Thesaurus of popular words
Percolate — Per co*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.] To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. Sir M.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
percolate — [pʉr′kə lāt΄; ] also, for n. [, pʉr′kəlit] vt. percolated, percolating [< L percolatus, pp. of percolare, to strain < per, through + colare, to strain: see COLANDER] 1. to pass (a liquid) gradually through small spaces or a porous… … English World dictionary
percolate — ► VERB 1) filter through a porous surface or substance. 2) (of information or ideas) spread gradually through a group of people. 3) prepare (coffee) in a percolator. DERIVATIVES percolation noun. ORIGIN Latin percolare strain through … English terms dictionary
Percolate — Per co*late, v. i. To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
percolate — (v.) 1620s, from L. percolatus, pp. of percolare, from per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + colare to strain, from colum a strainer, of unknown origin. Related: Percolated; percolating. Figurative sense by 1670s … Etymology dictionary
percolate — [v] seep, drip (liquid) bleed, bubble, charge, drain, exude, filter, filtrate, impregnate, leach, ooze, pass through, penetrate, perk, permeate, pervade, saturate, strain, sweat, transfuse, transude, weep; concepts 179,181 … New thesaurus
percolate — UK [ˈpɜː(r)kəleɪt] / US [ˈpɜrkəˌleɪt] verb Word forms percolate : present tense I/you/we/they percolate he/she/it percolates present participle percolating past tense percolated past participle percolated 1) a) [intransitive] if a liquid or gas… … English dictionary