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filtrated

[fil-treyt] Origin

fil·trate

[fil-treyt] verb, -trat·ed, -trat·ing, noun
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to filter.
noun
2.
liquid that has been passed through a filter.

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Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate1

fil·trat·a·ble, adjective
fil·tra·tion, noun
in·ter·fil·trate, verb (used with object), -trat·ed, -trat·ing.
in·ter·fil·tra·tion, noun
trans·fil·tra·tion, noun
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un·fil·trat·ed, adjective
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filtrate
1610s, probably a back formation from filtration.
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filtrate fil·trate (fĭl'trāt')
v. fil·trat·ed, fil·trat·ing, fil·trates
To put or go through a filter. n.
Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter.

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