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doorsijpelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • percolate verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
  • percolation noun The gradual movement of a liquid through a material full of tiny holes.

Senses

doorsijpelen is used for these senses in English:

  • percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
  • percolation The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.

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.
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