filter vs percolate

filter and percolate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
percolate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, filter and percolate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of filter include permeate, sink in.

As verbs, percolate is a hyponym of filter; that is, percolate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than filter:

Other hyponyms of filter include leach.

filter (noun)	percolate (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	the product of percolation
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	percolate (verb)
remove by passing through a filter	gain or regain energy
pass through	pass through
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream	cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
	prepare in a percolator
	permeate or penetrate gradually
	spread gradually