percolate
verb
[ ˈpəːkəleɪt ]
• (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
• "the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals"
Similar:
filter,
drain,
drip,
ooze,
seep,
trickle,
dribble,
strain,
leak,
leach,
filtrate,
transude,
• (of coffee) be prepared in a percolator.
• "he put some coffee on to percolate"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin percolat- ‘strained through’, from the verb percolare, from per- ‘through’ + colare ‘to strain’ (from colum ‘strainer’).
