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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  filter 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  filter 
 
  Sense  2 
  percolate,  sink  in  permeate,  filter 
  =>  infiltrate 
  =>  infiltrate 
 
  Sense  3 
  trickle,  dribble,  filter 
  =>  leach,  percolate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  filter 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  filter 
 
  Sense  2 
  percolate,  sink  in  permeate,  filter 
  =>  infiltrate 
  =>  infiltrate 
 
  Sense  3 
  trickle,  dribble,  filter 
  =>  leach,  percolate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  filter 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  filter 
 
  3  senses  of  filter 
 
  Sense  1 
  filter,  filtrate,  strain,  separate  out  filter  out 
  =>  separate 
 
  Sense  2 
  percolate,  sink  in  permeate,  filter 
  =>  penetrate 
 
  Sense  3 
  trickle,  dribble,  filter 
  =>  run,  flow,  course 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  filter 
 
  filter  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  filter 
 
  Sense  1 
  filter,  filtrate,  strain,  separate  out  filter  out 
  =>  separate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  percolate,  sink  in  permeate,  filter 
  =>  penetrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  trickle,  dribble,  filter 
  =>  run,  flow,  course 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  filter 
 
  The  verb  filter  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  filter,  filtrate,  strain,  separate  out  filter  out  --  (remove  by  passing  through  a  filter;  "filter  out  the  impurities") 
  2.  (3)  percolate,  sink  in  permeate,  filter  --  (pass  through  "Water  permeates  sand  easily") 
  3.  trickle,  dribble,  filter  --  (run  or  flow  slowly,  or  in  an  unsteady  stream:  "reports  began  to  dribble  in.") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  filter 
 
  The  verb  filter  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  filter,  filtrate,  strain,  separate  out  filter  out  --  (remove  by  passing  through  a  filter;  "filter  out  the  impurities") 
  2.  (3)  percolate,  sink  in  permeate,  filter  --  (pass  through  "Water  permeates  sand  easily") 
  3.  trickle,  dribble,  filter  --  (run  or  flow  slowly,  or  in  an  unsteady  stream:  "reports  began  to  dribble  in.") 



filtering definition