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
elutriating
verb
as in cleaning
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cleaning
- washing
- cleansing
- decontaminating
- processing
- purging
- refining
- leaching
- rectifying
- extracting
- purifying
- filtering
- fining
- disinfecting
- clarifying
- screening
- distilling
- sifting
- sieving
- bolting
- clearing
- sanitizing
- garbling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contaminating
- clouding
- polluting
- muddying
- dulling
- soiling
- dirtying
- fouling
- tainting
- defiling
- besmirching
- sullying
- begriming