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filter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of filter

1 to pass through a filter

steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

Synonyms of filter

Words Related to filter

leach, percolate

2 to remove usually visible impurities from

after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again

Synonyms of filter

clarify, clear, distill (also distil), fine, garble, purify

Words Related to filter

process, rectify, refine

clean, cleanse, decontaminate, elutriate, purge, wash

bolt, screen, sieve, sift

disinfect, sanitize

Near Antonyms of filter

cloud, dull, muddy

contaminate, dirty, soil

defile, pollute, taint

begrime, besmirch, foul, sully

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