to filter
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3.0
- verb
- /ˈfɪltər/
:
filtrar
- Everyone was busy stuffing backpacks, filtering water, or laying ground cloths.
- filter water
- filter light
- filter out noise
You have people online and then we filter people in where you are.
- You have people online and then we filter people in where you are.
- So it is it is filtered through memory.
- So there is a way in which language filters down the variation of the world.
- But no, the end product is always filtered through the moral judgement.
- The answer from AMD here as we filter it is yes, sort of.
- That sheds microplastics that don't get filtered by water treatment plants.
- Still, there might be some systems where it's filtering randomness in the inputs.
- It has a tendency to to filter based on particle size.
- That now gets filtered out and now it filters clear and calm and peaceful.
- He's more presenting Epictetus speaking to us, but it's still filtered through Aryan as well.
- Then they start filtering us over to Tempe jail.
Examples
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Let's filter out all the noise we picked up along the way.
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Then, those successes will filter to other places and begin to grow with increasing speed.
Academic text (1991) -
So then we just filter based on that.
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All we gotta do is filter the air.
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Lewis, can you filter the Naughty List by location?
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Information from the outside world is filtering in more than the regime ever thought would be possible.
Academic text (2008) -
It filters out pollutants.
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We need to filter the water to remove any impurities before drinking.
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To improve our study environment, we should filter out distractions and focus on our tasks.
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She used a coffee machine that automatically filters the coffee grounds for a smoother brew.
Synonyms
81
4.3
Remove waste or harmful substances from the body
74
1.0
To make water or air free from harmful substances
49
6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
44
2.8
To make a liquid or gas go through a filter
41
3.9
Remove unwanted parts from a material to make it pure
30
4.6
To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean
26
3.7
To remove solid bits from a liquid using a filter or sieve
20
3.8
To remove unwanted things from water, air, or lists by letting the rest pass
9
4.3
To check and remove people or things that are not wanted
7
3.7
Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method
7
8.2
Pass a liquid through a sieve to remove solids
5
4.2
To remove solid bits so a liquid becomes clear
3
6.4
Make a liquid or gas move slowly through a material with small holes
1
5.3
Remove unwanted bits from food or material by passing them through a screen
To remove solid parts from a liquid or gas using a filter
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
5
4.6
To pass information or choices from higher levels to lower ones so more people get them
- Informal
1
3.5
To remove unwanted sounds or information to focus on what matters
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.4
A device in a fuel line that removes dirt and rust from fuel before it reaches the engine
- Specialized
1
3.4
Thin paper with tiny holes that lets liquid pass but keeps solid bits
1
4.3
A piece of clear material, like a camera lens, that reduces light passing through it
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- Specialized
A screen setting that reduces blue light to ease eye strain and help sleep
A screen setting or tool that reduces blue light from phones and computers to help your eyes and sleep
- Specialized
A machine that removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames
A cigarette or cigar with a small end piece that removes some harmful parts from smoke before you breathe it
- Specialized
A thin material with tiny holes that removes particles and germs from liquids or air
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Specialized
A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids
- Specialized
A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
- Specialized
A soft sponge in a fish tank that traps dirt and adds air while letting good bacteria grow
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Filter comes from the Latin filtrum meaning 'cloth used to strain', so to 'filter' something is like passing it through a cloth that keeps the unwanted bits. That's why to filter means to remove unwanted things or to let something pass through more cleanly.