E‐lu″tri‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Elutriated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elutriating (?).] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.] To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.