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leach verb1.

verb trans. Water, wet. rare. OE-L16.
verb intrans. Soften, melt. rare. Only in E17.
a. verb trans. Cause (a liquid) to percolate through some material. rare. L18.
b. verb trans. Subject (soil, ores, etc.) to the action of percolating water etc. which removes soluble constituents; fig. slowly deprive of. M19.
verb trans. Take (a substance) away, out, by percolation. M19.
verb intrans. Be subject to the action of percolating water; (of a liquid or solute) pass through or out by percolation. L19.
leacha'bility noun ability to be leached out M20.
leachable adjective able to be leached out M20.
leachate noun (a quantity of) liquid that has percolated through a solid and leached out some of the constituents M20.
leacher noun (a) = LEACH noun2 3; (b) a person who leaches something: L19.
leachy adjective (of a soil) unable to hold water; very porous: L19.