English Dictionary: percolate | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for percolate | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. Hale. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. i. To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone. |