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to filtrate

to filtrate

1 7.3
To remove solid parts from a liquid or gas using a filter
  • verb
  • /ˈfɪl.treɪt/
  • Specialized
: filtrar
  • She used a coffee filter to filtrate the liquid before serving.

Examples

  • Rivers also partially filtrate and feed existing springs from where people take water as well.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The laboratory technician will filtrate the solution to remove any impurities.

  • I'm gonna personally ex-filtrate you.

    Anna (2019)

  • Tank back-washing uses clean filtrate from the adjacent tanks.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Therefore, any metals detected in the UF filtrate should be ions.

    Academic text (2013)

  • We prepared a composite sample of filtrate for each NP per water type per filtration method by collecting filtrate for 15 seconds at 1, 5, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Due to suspended particulates and dissolved metals in filtrate from dewatered sediment, filtrate settling tanks, sand filters, and an ion exchange unit to the treatment train were all added.

    Academic text (1997)

  • To ensure purity, we must filtrate the water before it enters the reservoir.

Synonyms

to filter
vsto filtrate
156 3.0

To pass something through a device that removes unwanted parts

is the literal process of passing substances through a physical separating device
to purify
vsto filtrate
28 4.6

To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean

focuses on the act of passing substances through a porous device rather than general cleaning
to filter out
vsto filtrate
27 3.8

To remove unwanted things from water, air, or lists by letting the rest pass

removes or separates substances generally rather than only unwanted elements
to separate out
vsto filtrate
  • Specialized
25 3.7

Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method

is done specifically by passing material through a porous device
to strain
vsto filtrate
19 3.7

To remove solid bits from a liquid using a filter or sieve

is more general, covering passing substances through a porous device, not only solids
to refine
vsto filtrate
  • Specialized
14 3.9

Remove unwanted parts from a material to make it pure

is specifically the action of passing substances through a porous device, not broader processing
to clarify
vsto filtrate
  • Specialized
4 4.2

To remove solid bits so a liquid becomes clear

is the removal of substances by passing material through a porous device rather than heating
purifying
vsto filtrate
  • Specialized
2 4.2

Removes harmful or unwanted substances to make something clean

is the mechanical action of passing substances through a porous device, not sterilizing
to sieve
vsto filtrate
1 5.8

Pass a powder or liquid through fine mesh to remove lumps

is about passing substances through a fine device, not only removing big particles
to draw
vsto filtrate
1 8.2

Pass a liquid through a sieve to remove solids

focuses on removing or separating substances generally rather than selective extraction
to sieve out
vsto filtrate
1 5.3

Remove unwanted bits from food or material by passing them through a screen

is done mainly by passing material through a porous device rather than by manual selection

Antonyms

to contaminate
63 4.9

To make things like water or soil unsafe by adding harmful substances

How Filtered

to purify
28 4.6
to clarify
  • Specialized
4 4.2
to filtrate
  • Specialized
1 7.3
to filter
156 3.0
to strain
19 3.7
to sift
16 2.5

Surface Forms

filtrate infinitive
filtrated past
filtrated past participle
filtrating present participle
filtrates third person singular

Morphology

filtrate = filter (transparent) = filtr + ate

Meaning is directly derived from the common base 'filter' with the verbal/adjectival suffix '-ate' indicating 'to cause or to be subjected to filtering'.

Etymology

Filtrate comes from filter, a word that once meant a piece of cloth used to strain liquids. So to filtrate is to pass a liquid or gas through a filter to 'remove' or 'separate' the solid or unwanted parts.