Main Entry:

²filter

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

fil·tered; fil·ter·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\

Date:

1576

transitive verb 1 : to subject to the action of a filter 2 : to remove by means of a filter intransitive verb 1 : to pass or move through or as if through a filter 2 : to come or go in small units over a period of time <people began filtering in>