[n] the process of leaching [v] remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [v] permeate; penetrate gradually; of liquids [v] cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
leaching, percolate, strip
abate, abrade, abstract, bate, bathe, bleed, bolt, brew, chemical solution, clarify, clear, colliquate, condense, curtail, cut, decoagulate, decoct, decoction, decrassify, decrease, deduct, deliquesce, depreciate, depurate, derogate, detract, diminish, di