filtered

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verb

To sort, sift, or isolate.“This strainer should filter out the large particles.”
To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.“The leaves of the trees filtered the light.”
To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.“The water filtered through the rock and soil.”
To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.“The crowd filtered into the theater.”

adjective

With a filter (e.g., a cigarette).
Having been filtered (e.g., coffee grounds).

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Synonyms

filter out filtrate percolate permeate trickle sink in strain dribble separate out filtration screening strained finished leaked unfiltered filter-tipped

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