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- [leech]
- /litʃ/
- /liːtʃ/
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- [leech]
- /litʃ/
Definitions of leached word
- verb with object leached to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation. 1
- verb with object leached to cause (water or other liquid) to percolate through something. 1
- verb without object leached (of ashes, soil, etc.) to undergo the action of percolating water. 1
- verb without object leached to percolate, as water. 1
- noun leached the act or process of leaching. 1
- noun leached a product or solution obtained by leaching; leachate. 1
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Origin of leached
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English leche leachate, infusion, probably Old English *læc(e), *lec(e), akin to leccan to wet, moisten, causative of leak
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Parts of speech for Leached
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leached popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leached
verb leached
- leaked — Simple past tense and past participle of leak.
- filtered — With a filter (e.g., a cigarette).
- seeped — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- emptied — Simple past tense and past participle of empty.
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