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ELUTRIATE
Etymology
Verb
elutriate (third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)
to decant; to purify something by straining it
to separate great and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream
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• tutelarie
Source: Wiktionary
E*lu"tri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elutriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elutriating.] Etym: [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.]
Definition: To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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