Main Entry: ¹per·co·late

Pronunciation: \ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): per·co·lat·ed; per·co·lat·ing

transitive verb

1 : to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent
2 : to be diffused through

intransitive verb

1 : to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance
2 : to become percolated