percolate

Meanings

• Verb

  To pass through a medium slowly, typically a liquid, as if permeating it, usually allowing the flavors or essence to be extracted.

  - "The coffee beans are percolating in the water."
  - "The essence of the herbs percolates into the oil."

• Verb

  To allow a liquid to pass through a filter or other medium, typically under pressure, in order to extract a substance or separate particles.

  - "The water percolates through the sand filter."
  - "The oil percolates through the activated carbon filter."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/
   
   
   
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3. /ˈpəɹkəleɪt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with percolate
colate , stagnate , contemplate , mediate

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Variants

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percolate , percolated , percolates , percolating , percolation , percolations

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Forms

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percolates, percolating, percolated

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Etymology

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From the Latin word percolare, meaning 'to run through'.

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Trivia

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1. Percolation was first used for brewing coffee in the late 1800s.

2. Percolation is also used in geology to study the movement of fluids through porous media.

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Related Concepts

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1. Filtered coffee: A type of coffee brewing method where hot water is passed through coffee grounds, typically using a paper or metal filter.

2. Coffee maker: An appliance used to brew coffee by heating water and allowing it to percolate through coffee grounds.

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Culture

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Percolation is a process used in various fields such as chemistry, physics, and engineering. In the context of coffee brewing, percolation is a popular method for extracting the flavor and aroma of coffee beans.

How to Memorize "percolate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a coffee maker with hot water slowly dripping through coffee grounds.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'percolate' with the process of extracting flavors or essences from a medium.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'percolate' as 'per' meaning 'through' and 'colate' meaning 'to run'.

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