Etymology

elutriate

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Today it means: To decant; to purify something by straining it. Full definition →

Latin elutriare
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  1. Latin · derived fromelutriare“wash out”
  2. English todayelutriate

From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”).

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