ˈfɪltə ˈfɪltɚ ˈpɜːkəleɪt ˈpəɹkəleɪt ˈpɜːkəleɪt ˈpəɹkəleɪt ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t gain or regain energy I picked up after a nap pass through Water permeates sand easily cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent prepare in a percolator percolate coffee spread gradually Light percolated into our house in the morning permeate or penetrate gradually the fertilizer leached into the ground the product of percolation