drenare — meaning in English

English meaning

• leach verb To remove a soluble substance from something by letting liquid filter through it, or (of a substance) to be removed this way.
• percolate verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

drenare is used for these senses in English:

• leach (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
• strain (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

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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