elutriates

The word “elutriates” has 4 syllables: e-lu-tri-ates

It's pronounced as /ɪˈluː.trɪ.eɪts/


What is synonym and antonym for elutriates?

In the thesaurus, “elutriates” has 24 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for elutriates along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for elutriates

  • bolts
  • clarifies
  • cleans
  • cleanses
  • clears
  • decontaminates
  • disinfects
  • distills
  • distils
  • extracts
  • filters
  • fines
  • garbles
  • leaches
  • processes
  • purges
  • purifies
  • rectifies
  • refines
  • sanitizes
  • screens
  • sieves
  • sifts
  • washes

Antonyms for elutriates

  • begrimes
  • besmirches
  • clouds
  • contaminates
  • defiles
  • dirties
  • dulls
  • fouls
  • muddies
  • pollutes
  • soils
  • sullies
  • taints

Meanings of elutriates

  • verb
    1. To decant; to purify something by straining it.
    2. To separate great and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.

Example Sentences

  • The machine elutriates the particles by using a gentle water flow.
  • The laboratory procedure elutriates the sample to remove any small debris.
  • The process elutriates the sediment, separating the finer particles from the heavier ones.
  • This method elutriates the material to ensure purity before further testing.
  • The filtration system elutriates the sand to extract the desired mineral.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to elutriates, such as: begrimes, besmirches, bolts, clarifies, cleans, cleanses, clears.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

garbles

  • belies
  • bends
  • bolts
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  • camouflages
  • censors
  • clarifies
  • cleans
  • cleanses
  • clears
  • colors
  • complicates
  • confounds
  • confuses
  • cooks
  • decontaminates
  • disguises
  • disinfects
  • dissembles
  • distills
  • distils
  • distorts
  • elutriates
  • equivocates
  • extracts
  • falsifies
  • fibs
  • filters
  • fines
  • fudges
  • leaches
  • lies
  • masks
  • misdescribes
  • misinterprets
  • misrelates
  • misrepresents
  • misspeaks
  • misstates
  • mistakes
  • mistranslates
  • mystifies
  • obscures
  • palters
  • perverts
  • prevaricates
  • processes
  • purges
  • purifies
  • rectifies
  • refines
  • sanitizes
  • screens
  • sieves
  • sifts
  • slants
  • twists
  • veils
  • warps
  • washes
  • whitewashes

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