percolates
Drips through slowly
Percolates means to filter or seep through a porous substance.
Coffee percolates when hot water passes through ground beans.
Ideas percolate through an organization when they spread gradually.
Something percolating in your mind is developing slowly beneath conscious attention: Let the idea percolate for a few days.
The noun is percolation; the device is a percolator.
Seep gradually out
- leachExtract by percolation
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- soakSaturate with liquid
penetrate · filter · drip · trickle · seep · moisture · groundwater · soil
Spreads in all directions
- dispersesSpreads widely apart
- radiatesEmits in all directions
- circulatesMoves in a loop
- propagatesTransmits or spreads outward
disseminates · transmits · distributes · extends · expands · proliferates · filters · spreads
ooze
Seep gradually out
- leachExtract by percolation
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- saturateSoak to full capacity
soak · penetrate · filter · drip · trickle · seep · moisture · groundwater · soil · absorb
diffuses
Spreads in all directions
- dispersesSpreads widely apart
- radiatesEmits in all directions
- circulatesMoves in a loop
propagates · disseminates · transmits · distributes · extends · expands · proliferates · filters · spreads · ripples
coffee
Brewed bean beverage
steep · extraction · pour-over · espresso · aroma · caffeine · beans · roast · barista · siphon
ideas
Mental creations or plans
- thoughtsMental reflections
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
ruminate · ponder · mull · contemplate · brood · stew · simmer · gestate · emerge · crystallize
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
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