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filtrate (v.)

1610s, probably a back-formation from filtration or else from Medieval Latin filtratus, from filtrum "felt" (see filter (n.)). Related: Filtrated; filtrating. As a noun, "liquid which has passed through a filter," from 1846.

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Definitions of filtrate from WordNet
1
filtrate (v.)
remove by passing through a filter;
Synonyms: filter / strain / separate out / filter out
2
filtrate (n.)
the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter;
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