transitive verb elutriated, elutriating
Origin: < L elutriatus, pp. of elutriare, to wash out, rack off < eluere < e-, out + luere, var. of lavare, to lave
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See elutriate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb e·lu·tri·at·ed, e·lu·tri·at·ing, e·lu·tri·ates
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Origin: Latin elutriāre, elutriāt- (from *elutrium, vat, bath, from Greek *elutrion, diminutive of elutron, cover, sheath, tank; see elytron)
Origin: or ēlūtriāre (from *ēlūtor, one who washes, from ēluere, to wash out; see elute)
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