Percolate vs Penetration - What's the difference?
percolate | penetration |
To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
To drain or seep through a porous substance.
To make (coffee) in a percolator.
(figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
The act of penetrating something.
Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XVI:
A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
As nouns the difference between percolate and penetration
is that percolate is a liquid that has been percolated while penetration is the act of penetrating something.As a verb percolate
is to pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.percolate
English
Verb
- Water percolates through sand.
- I'll percolate some coffee.
- 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.
penetration
English
Noun
(en noun)- Any penetration , however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
- my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration .
