In transitive terms the difference between percolate and circulate
is that
percolate is to make (coffee) in a percolator while
circulate is to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit.
In intransitive terms the difference between percolate and circulate
is that
percolate is to drain or seep through a porous substance while
circulate is to move in circles or through a circuit.
As a noun percolate
is a liquid that has been percolated.
percolate English
Verb
To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- Water percolates through sand.
To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- I'll percolate some coffee.
(figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
- Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the police investigation was profoundly flawed.
Related terms
* percolation
* percolator
Noun
( en noun)
(rare) A liquid that has been percolated.
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circulate English
Verb
( circulat)
to move in circles or through a circuit
to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
to move from person to person, as at a party
to spread or disseminate
- to circulate money or gossip
to become widely known
Synonyms
* put about
* spread
* disseminate
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