'Elutriating' definitions:
Definition of 'Elutriating'
From: GCIDE
- Elutriate \E*lu"tri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elutriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elutriating.] [L. elutriatus, p. p. 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. [1913 Webster]