filter out

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English

Verb

filter out (third-person singular simple present filters out, present participle filtering out, simple past and past participle filtered out)

  1. (transitive) To selectively remove part of something.
    The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand.
    The brain automatically filters out useless information.

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