All filtrate synonyms
filΒ·trate
F f verb filtrate
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- permeate β to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- leak β an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- winnow β to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
- sift β to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- refine β to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- percolate β to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- penetrate β to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- trickle β to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks.
- dribble β to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
- bubble β Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid.
- pervade β to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- clarify β To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- screen β a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- purify β to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- distill β to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- ooze β (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
- sieve β an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- metastasize β Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
- seep β to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- filter β any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- leach β to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- impregnate β to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- perk β to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- saturate β to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- sweat β to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- transude β to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- transfuse β to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
- bleed β When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- osmose β to undergo osmosis.
- lixiviate β to treat with a solvent; leach.
- pass through β an act of passing.
- distil β (transitive) Subject a substance to distillation; .
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- exude β Discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily.
- empty β A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- extract β Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
- philtre β philter.
noun filtrate
- residue β something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.