doordringen — meaning in English

English meaning

• percolate verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
• permeate verb To pass gradually into or through something, especially a loosely-textured substance, without damaging it.
• pervade verb To spread through every part of something, so that its presence is felt everywhere.
• riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
• soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.

Senses

doordringen is used for these senses in English:

• percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
• permeate (transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
• pervade (transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
• riddle (figuratively) To fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening).
• soak (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

percolate — full definition

1. verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
2. verb To seep or trickle gradually through a material with tiny holes in it.
3. verb To brew coffee using a percolator.
4. verb To be made, or to make coffee, using a percolator.

permeate — full definition

1. verb To pass gradually into or through something, especially a loosely-textured substance, without damaging it.
2. verb To spread all through something and reach every part of it.

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