Filter, Exude, Percolate, Seep. All the words mean to filter liquid, however in some context they mean different. Let's see them one by one.
Filter
To pass something through a filter to remove something unwanted.
If you filter a substance means to pass it through a device which is designed to remove certain particles contained in it.
- We should filter water to remove impurities.
- Sunlight filtered through the leaves.
Exude
To flow out something liquid or gas from somewhere.
If something exudes a liquid or smell, or a liquid or smell exudes from somewhere, the liquid, etc. comes out slowly.
- A pungent smell was exude from a nearby factory.
- A sticky substance exuded from the pine tree.
Percolate
To pass slowly through something that has many small holes in it.
If a liquid or gas percolates, it moves gradually through a surface that has very small holes or spaces in it.
- The water percolates through sand.
- sunlight percolated down through the tress.
Seep
To flow or pass slowly through small openings in something.
If a liquid or gas seeps, it flows or leaks slowly through small openings often unnoticed or unintentionally.
- Blood was seeping through the bandage.
- Water was seeping through the cracks.
Difference between filter, exude, percolate, seep.
Filter
Filter implies passing water through a barrier to remove impurities. It can be intentional. The word is mostly used for removing unwanted things from something.
Exude
Exude is a natural and slow process of water flow. Liquids or gases come out through small openings, such as pores. Sweat exudes after a workout. Exude is mostly used to mean natural flow of liquid, like sweat exudes through the pores.
Percolate
When something percolates, it spreads gradually and thoroughly on a surface. When liquid percolates something, it penetrate and spread gradually through the substance. As percolate comes from per meaning through, plus colare meaning to strain.
Seep
The word "seep" is used to describe a slow, gradual, and often unnoticed movement of liquids or gases through small openings or porous materials. It refers mostly to a slow leak. In rainy day, you see water seeps through cracks. It is mostly used for uncontrolled and slow leakage.
In a nutshell
Filter is deliberate action to remove unwanted things.
Exude is a natural flow, like sweat exude through the skin pores.
Percolate is gradual spreading of liquid throughout a surface.
Seep implies a slow leak.
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