Noun

• S: (n) percolate (the product of percolation)

Verb

• S: (v) leach, percolate (permeate or penetrate gradually) "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
• S: (v) percolate (spread gradually) "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
• S: (v) percolate (prepare in a percolator) "percolate coffee"
• S: (v) percolate (cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent)
• S: (v) percolate, sink in, permeate, filter (pass through) "Water permeates sand easily"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) infiltrate (pass into or through by filtering or permeating) "the substance infiltrated the material"
• S: (v) infiltrate (cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) penetrate, perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance) "The bullet penetrated her chest"
• S: (v) probe, dig into, poke into (examine physically with or as if with a probe) "probe an anthill"
• S: (v) cut (penetrate injuriously) "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
• S: (v) interpenetrate, permeate (penetrate mutually or be interlocked) "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
• S: (v) strike (pierce with force) "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"
• S: (v) break (pierce or penetrate) "The blade broke her skin"
• S: (v) foray (briefly enter enemy territory)
• S: (v) poke into (enter briefly) "We poked into the bar"
• S: (v) sneak in, creep in (enter surreptitiously) "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in"
• S: (v) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle (spread or diffuse through) "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
• S: (v) honeycomb (penetrate thoroughly and into every part) "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"
• S: (v) pierce (make a hole into) "The needle pierced her flesh"
• S: (v) pierce, thrust (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)
• S: (v) pierce (cut or make a way through) "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
• S: (v) tunnel (force a way through)
• S: (v) percolate, sink in, permeate, filter (pass through) "Water permeates sand easily"
• S: (v) ingrain, grain (thoroughly work in) "His hands were grained with dirt"
• S: (v) immerse, plunge (thrust or throw into) "Immerse yourself in hot water"
• S: (v) storm, force (take by force) "Storm the fort"
• S: (v) ooze through (run slowly and gradually) "Blood oozed through the bandage"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor (gain or regain energy) "I picked up after a nap"