elutriate

verb

Definition of elutriatenext
as in to clean

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elutriate
  1. clean
  2. wash
  3. purge
  4. decontaminate
  5. cleanse
  6. extract
  7. process
  8. refine
Verb
  • The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.
    — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of clean
Verb
  • There’s no need to rinse the bird, and washing raw poultry can spread bacteria around your kitchen.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In certain communities, funeral practices included washing the body and sprinkling water on mourners, which risked exposing people to infected bodily fluids.
    — Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of wash
Verb
  • China’s leadership doubled down on an anti-corruption drive that analysts say has variously sought to purge the top echelons of the Communist Party over graft and consolidate Xi Jinping’s power.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Xi had earlier purged two of China’s top generals, leaving Zhang as the commission’s only member besides Xi himself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of purge
Verb
  • The protocol provides details on decontaminating clothing and equipment after caving.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Those exhibiting suspicious symptoms had samples taken and sent to a laboratory for analysis, the ministry said on Saturday, adding that the vessel was also decontaminated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of decontaminate
Verb
  • At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth felt her baby leap in her womb, which signified that John had become sanctified and cleansed of original sin, as if by baptism, according to Catholic doctrine.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Tucson recently expanded its groundwater treatment plant, opening a dedicated facility to cleanse the aquifer of forever chemicals.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleanse
Verb
  • This process initially extracts boron into a solution, which can then be concentrated for use in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In a divided Congress, the party that doesn’t control the White House typically uses moments including government funding and debt-ceiling hikes to extract concessions from the majority party, a practice that can lead to brinksmanship.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of extract
Verb
  • In California’s vote-by-mail era, results often take days or weeks as counties process and verify millions of ballots.
    — Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Ardent Partners finds best-in-class accounts payable teams process invoices 79% faster than everyone else, at 79% lower cost, with exception rates 47% lower.
    — Billy Biggs, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of process
Verb
  • Some of the buildings in Marfa are extraordinarily refined; others are rough, provisional, at times barely finished.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Rent the model, own the harness, own your context, and join the network that refines the outside world rather than digging the well that only deepens your own.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of refine
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