- 1[intransitive] (of a liquid, gas, etc.) to move gradually through a surface that has very small holes or spaces in it Water had percolated down through the rocks. Nitrates may take 20 years to percolate through to the underground streams.
- 2[intransitive] to gradually become known or spread through a group or society It had percolated through to us that something interesting was about to happen. Changes percolate through gradually.
- 3[transitive, intransitive] percolate (something) to make coffee in a percolator; to be made in this way
percolate
verbNAmE//ˈpərkəˌleɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they percolate he / she / it percolates
past simple percolated
-ing form percolating
NAmE//ˌpərkəˈleɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See percolate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: percolate