How to pronounce percolate
American English pronunciation
PUR-kuh-layt
- IPA
- /ˈpɝkəˌleɪt/
- Syllables
- PUR · kuh · layt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What percolate means
To trickle slowly down through sand, soil, or a filter
In a sentence: Rainwater percolates down through the sand and into the ground.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "to strain through," made from parts meaning "through" and "to strain."
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