percolate vs perk up

percolate is a noun but perk up is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percolate	Yes	No	Yes	No
perk up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, percolate and perk up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of percolate include gain vigor, perk, pick up.

percolate (noun)	perk up (noun)
the product of percolation

percolate (verb)	perk up (verb)
gain or regain energy	gain or regain energy
pass through	cause to be alert and energetic
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