"elutriate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/ Forms: elutriates [present, singular, third-person], elutriating [participle, present], elutriated [participle, past], elutriated [past]
Etymology: From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|elutriare||wash out}} Latin elutriare (“wash out”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} elutriate (third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)
  1. To decant; to purify something by straining it.
    Sense id: en-elutriate-en-verb-BlAGwu-E
  2. To separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.
    Sense id: en-elutriate-en-verb-szdbpeXq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 80

Inflected forms

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