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ELUTRIATE

\ɪljˈuːtɹɪˌe͡ɪt], \ɪljˈuːtɹɪˌe‍ɪt], \ɪ_l_j_ˈuː_t_ɹ_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of ELUTRIATE

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To purify by washing and straining off or decanting the liquid from the substance washed: to cleanse: as, to elutriate ores. "Elutriating the blood as it passes through the lungs."-Arbuthnot.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To purify by decanting or straining off; to cleanse by washing.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

To decant, to strain out.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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