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To remove (unwanted elements) from a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- To weed out problem users, watch new people's behavior.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
remove unwanted elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The company weeded out the incompetent people
- The new law weeds out the old inequities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comb out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: get rid of, remove
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
清除
(qīngchú)
— to remove unwanted elements
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Chinese Mandarin:
剔除
(tīchú)
— to remove unwanted elements
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Chinese Mandarin:
淘汰
(táotài)
— to remove unwanted elements
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Finnish:
karsia
— to remove unwanted elements
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Finnish:
kitkeä
— to remove unwanted elements
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German:
aussortieren
— to remove unwanted elements
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Italian:
disfarsi
— to remove unwanted elements
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Italian:
sbarazzarsi
— to remove unwanted elements
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Italian:
liberarsi
— to remove unwanted elements
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Japanese:
取り除く
(torinozoku)
— to remove unwanted elements
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Central Kurdish:
بژار کردن
(bjar kirdin)
— to remove unwanted elements
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Latin:
runco
— to remove unwanted elements
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Latin:
ēruncō
— to remove unwanted elements
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Polish:
wypleniać
— to remove unwanted elements
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Polish:
wyplenić
— to remove unwanted elements
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Russian:
отсеять
(otsejatʹ)
— to remove unwanted elements
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Spanish:
desbrozar
— to remove unwanted elements
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Spanish:
escardar
— to remove unwanted elements
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Spanish:
sallar
— to remove unwanted elements
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Swedish:
rensa bort
— to remove unwanted elements
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Swedish:
gallra bort
— to remove unwanted elements