| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. 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.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: elutriating, elutriated, elutriates, elutriator, elutriators, elutriatingly and elutriatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"ELUTRIATE" is a common misspelling or typo for: elutriated, elutriates. |
Date "ELUTRIATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Elutriate \E*lu"tri*ate\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Elutriated; present participle verb or noun Elutriating.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ELUTRIATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To purify by washing; to cleanse by separating foul matter,and decanting or straining off the liquor. In chimistry, to pulverize and mix a solid substance with water, and decant the extraneous lighter matter that may rise or be suspended in the water.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Administration | To purify, separate, or remove by washing, decanting, and settling. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] to decant; to purify something by straining it. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
