percolate vs poach

percolate

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

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

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

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

poach

noun
  • The act of cooking in simmering liquid. 

  • The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return. 

verb
  • To take game or fish illegally. 

  • To take anything illegally or unfairly. 

  • To become soft or muddy by being trampled on. 

  • To cook something in simmering liquid. 

  • To be cooked in simmering liquid 

  • To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own. 

  • To intrude; to interfere; to get involved inappropriately, without welcome. 

  • To make soft or muddy by trampling. 

  • To trespass on another's property to take fish or game. 

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