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percolate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of percolate

to flow forth slowly through small openings

  • water percolating through the coffee filter
Synonyms of percolate

bleed, exude, ooze, seep, strain, sweat, transude, weep
Words Related to percolate

dribble, drip, trickle

discharge, emit, give off, vent

emanate, flow, spring
Near Antonyms of percolate

flood, gush, pour, stream, surge

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