sijpelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• distil verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
• filter noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
• ooze verb To leak or flow out slowly, especially a thick or sticky substance.

Senses

sijpelen is used for these senses in English:

• distil To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
• filter (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
• filter (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.

distil — full definition

1. verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
2. verb To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
3. verb To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
4. verb Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.

filter — full definition

1. noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
2. noun A digital effect applied to an image or a setting that screens out unwanted content.
3. verb To pass something through a filter, or to sort and remove unwanted elements.

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