percolate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
percolated
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past participleof percolate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof percolate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
percolateverb (used with object)to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
Example Sentences
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The panic has percolated enough that political consultant and data guru Paul Mitchell set up a model predicting the likely makeup of the top two.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026
News of the possible sale had percolated since last year, as Starbucks’ business in China faltered.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
These opinions haven’t percolated through to the general public because business leaders are loath to express them in public, rather than anonymously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
In the decades since her pregnancy, the field of bipolar research and recommendations for treatment of pregnant and breastfeeding women have evolved, but experts say the information has not percolated through to all clinicians.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2024
Even percolated black coffee wouldn’t keep you awake, if you were reading these.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
