percolate 5
verbdomain: v physical contact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
pass through
Examples
- 1.Water permeates sand easily
Synonyms
- sink in 2
pass through
- permeate 2
pass through
- filter 2
pass through
Hypernym
penetrate 1
verb
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Cause
percolate 4
verb
cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
EnglishDerivationally related form
percolation 1
noun
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
Hyponym
infiltrate 3
verb
pass into or through by filtering or permeating
infiltrate 1
verb
cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
