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elutriate

/ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elu-tri-ate
IPA
/ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decant; to purify something by straining it.

verb

To separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.

Etymology

From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”).

Inflected Forms

elutriates (present, singular) elutriating (participle, present) elutriated (participle, past) elutriated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce elutriate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/.
What does elutriate mean?
To decant; to purify something by straining it.
Where does elutriate come from?
From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”).

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