the product of percolation
Used in a Sentence
percolate
How to use percolate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for percolate.
Editorial note
Mull that thought over for a moment, let it percolate.
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Quick take
the product of percolation
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of percolate gathered in one view.
permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for percolate.
noun
the product of percolation
verb
permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
See also: leach
verb
spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
verb
prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
verb
cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
verb
pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
verb
gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
See also: perk
Example sentences
Mull that thought over for a moment, let it percolate.
It needs to percolate into their immediate reports too.
I hope this experience doesn't percolate in the back of my subconscious and end up as an aneurysm.
Programmers will know better, but wisdom from the tech crowd generally doesn't percolate to the C-levels.
It takes time for all of those old desires to percolate up to the surface where you can recognize them now that you're no longer focused on that one thing.
Unless there is movement of ideas through collective human consciousness, key insights cannot percolate through to the point where they have the greatest impact.
The critical details need to percolate up to public focus, and if that detail was only mentioned as a side note at the end, then that process is obviously failing.
That is because genuine language innovation generally happens outside of the mainstream and takes decades to percolate.
All business processes have been undergoing change from top-down to bottom-up processes as people realize those companies which allow good ideas to percolate from the bottom win in the marketplace.
> Go back to the leaders of the American civil rights movement and tell them to let things "percolate through society" so they can know "where to draw reasonable lines".Better, read the Letter from a Birmingham Jail, which deals sharply and directly with exactly those sort of suggestions from white people.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use percolate in a sentence?
Mull that thought over for a moment, let it percolate.
What does percolate mean?
the product of percolation
What part of speech is percolate?
percolate is commonly used as noun, verb.