Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Elutriate

Elutriate , transitive verb

[Latin elutriatus, past participle of elutriare.]

To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.