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Filter — synonyms, definition

1. filter (Verb)

33 synonyms
clarify clean cleanse cultivate decontaminate disinfect distil dribble filter out filtrate grade infiltrate penetrate percolate permeate pervade process purge purify refine • • •
3 definitions

filter (Verb) — Remove by passing through a filter. ex. "filter out the impurities"

filter (Verb) — Pass through. ex. "Water filters sand easily"

filter (Verb) — Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream. ex. "water filtered onto the lawn from the broken hose"

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course feed flow penetrate perforate run separate
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infiltrate leach percolate

2. filter (Noun)

3 definitions

filter (Noun) — Device that removes something from whatever passes through it.

filter (Noun) — An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it.

filter (Noun) — A traffic light used to allow some of the traffic to turn off while the rest remains stopped.

2 types of
device electrical device
18 types
air cleaner air filter bacteria bed coffee filter diatomaceous earth diatomite diffusing screen drain basket filter bed fuel filter glass wool high-pass filter kieselguhr light filter low-pass filter oil filter strainer water filter