English-Finnish translations for percolate

• siivilöityä
• suodattaa
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• tihkua läpi

Definition of percolate

• To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter
• To make in a percolator
• To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised
• A liquid that has been percolated

Examples

• Water percolates through sand.
• Ill percolate some coffee.
• Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
• Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the police investigation was profoundly flawed.

Related words

• percolator
• percolation
• percolation water