elutriate

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elutriate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Elutriate \E*lu"tri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elutriated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Elutriating.] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of
     elutriare.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]