What does "percolate" mean?
Percolate: To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. Sir M. Hale.
Additional senses
- 2.To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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