what does percolate mean?
PERCOLATE as NOUN
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- the product of percolation
Hypernyms(s) percolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PERCOLATE as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) percolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Water permeates sand easily
Hypernyms(s) percolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
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Hypernyms(s) percolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Light percolated into our house in the morning
Hypernyms(s) percolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- permeate or penetrate gradually
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- the fertilizer leached into the ground
Hypernyms(s) percolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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