Percolate

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜrkəˌleɪt/

Definitions of percolate

verb to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance

Example Sentences

A1 I like to watch the coffee percolate in the morning.

A2 The rainwater percolates through the soil and replenishes the groundwater.

B1 The information needs to percolate through the team before a decision can be made.

B2 The new ideas percolated quickly through the organization, leading to positive changes.

C1 The impact of the new policy began to percolate throughout the entire industry.

C2 The concept of sustainability has slowly percolated into mainstream business practices.

Examples of percolate in a Sentence

formal The coffee slowly began to percolate in the glass carafe.

informal I can feel ideas starting to percolate in my mind.

slang Let's let that gossip percolate for a bit before spreading it around.

figurative The feeling of excitement started to percolate through the crowd as the concert began.

Grammatical Forms of percolate

• past tense: percolated
• plural: percolates
• comparative: more percolated
• superlative: most percolated
• present tense: percolate
• future tense: will percolate
• perfect tense: has percolated
• continuous tense: is percolating
• singular: percolate
• positive degree: percolate
• infinitive: to percolate
• gerund: percolating
• participle: percolating

Origin and Evolution of percolate

First Known Use: 1615 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'percolate' originated from the Latin word 'percolare', which means to strain through.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of filtering liquids through a porous substance, the word 'percolate' has evolved to also mean the process of gradually spreading or diffusing through something.