elutriate

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/ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/

verb

To decant; to purify something by straining it.

OriginLatin elutriare →
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Meanings

verbelutriate (third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)

present singular third person elutriates · participle present elutriating · participle past elutriated · past elutriated

  1. To decant; to purify something by straining it.
  2. To separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.

Origin

  1. Latinelutriare“wash out”
  2. Englishelutriate

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

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APA

elutriate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elutriate

MLA

“elutriate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elutriate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elutriate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elutriate.

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