elutriate
verb
elu·tri·ate ē-ˈlü-trē-ˌāt 
elutriated; elutriating
transitive verb
: to purify, separate, or remove by washing
elutriation
ē-ˌlü-trē-ˈā-shən
noun elutriator
ē-ˈlü-trē-ˌā-tər
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Latin elutriatus, past participle of elutriare to put in a vat, perhaps from *elutrum vat, from Greek elytron reservoir, literally, covering
First Known Use
circa 1727, in the meaning defined above
elutriates
verb
as in decontaminates
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- decontaminates
- washes
- cleans
- processes
- purges
- extracts
- cleanses
- rectifies
- refines
- leaches
- filters
- fines
- purifies
- clarifies
- sieves
- bolts
- screens
- disinfects
- distills
- garbles
- sifts
- sanitizes
- distils
- clears
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clouds
- contaminates
- soils
- dulls
- muddies
- pollutes
- dirties
- defiles
- taints
- sullies
- begrimes
- fouls
- besmirches