Antonyms for filtered

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fil-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪl tər

Definition of filtered

Origin : early 15c., from Old French filtre and directly from Medieval Latin filtrum "felt," which was used to strain impurities from liquid, from West Germanic *filtiz (see felt (n.)). Of cigarettes, from 1908.

verb separate to refine; seep through

Example sentences :

The sunbeams that filtered through the cracks made only a dim light.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

A rumour had filtered through to him of the Craigmillar bond.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

And the American drama has to be filtered through that sort of—of illiteracy?
Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess

He stood in the doorway to read the message by the light that filtered in from the hall.
Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton

After the third bailing the hole would fill with filtered water.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

The water also was filtered through a filter of the mechanical type.
Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden

This fluid is fairly stable, but must always be filtered before use.
Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich

The oxycellulose was precipitated from the filtered solution: yield 45 p.ct.
Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross

Too damned yellow, but filtered carbon arcs were the best we could do.
Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins

He did not at all object to the name, which had filtered from regimental into common use.
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

Synonyms for filtered

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