penetrate vs percolate

penetrate

verb
  • To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. 

  • To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand. 

  • To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent. 

  • To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply. 

  • To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina, mouth or anus. 

  • To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence. 

percolate

verb
  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

How often have the words penetrate and percolate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )