percolate vs convalesce
convalesce vs percolatepercolate is a noun but convalesce is not a noun.
percolate and convalesce both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percolate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| convalesce | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
convalesce is a hypernym of
percolate; that is, convalesce is a
word with a broader meaning than percolate:
- percolate: gain or regain energy
- convalesce: get over an illness or shock
Other hypernyms of percolate include
recover, recuperate.
| percolate (noun) | convalesce (noun) |
|---|---|
| the product of percolation |
| percolate (verb) | convalesce (verb) |
|---|---|
| gain or regain energy | get over an illness or shock |
| pass through | |
| 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 |
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