Synonyms of percolate

percolate 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt 

as in to drip

to flow forth slowly through small openings

water percolating through the coffee filter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drip
• seep
• flow
• ooze
• exude
• weep
• bleed
• sweat
• trickle
• transude
• strain
• emanate
• emit
• dribble
• give off
• vent
• spring
• discharge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stream
• pour
• flood
• gush
• surge

percolate (into)

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verb (2)

as in to penetrate

to spread throughout

the closing shot of the film is one of those iconic images that has long since percolated into the cultural consciousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penetrate
• suffuse
• pass (into)
• permeate
• pervade
• flood
• diffuse (through)
• fill (up)
• interpenetrate
• riddle
• transfuse
• impregnate
• saturate
• infuse
• steep
• imbue
• soak
• drench
• glut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of percolate

Verb

The phrase was on T-shirts all over the stadium as Irish fans mocked Miami’s bad-guy image that percolated on swagger, on battle fatigues worn on road trips. —Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

For me, this film was more about the duel between the stillness in the in the internal rage and that wanting to percolate outwards. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025

The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core. —ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025

The idea has been seriously percolating since scientists learned how to reprogram stem cells to become almost any type of cell needed. —David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

Phrases Containing percolate

• percolate (into)