filtered

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past simple and past participle of

to appear or happen gradually or to a limited degree:

filter down News filtered down to us during the day.

filter through Sunlight filtered through the branches.

to remove solids from liquids or gases, or to remove particular types of light, using special equipment:

The water is filtered to remove any impurities.

Devices in the two chimneys would filter (= remove) radioactive dust.

filter something out Healthy kidneys usually filter out any excess phosphate.

to select or remove a particular type of information from something:

This command filters the search results by location.

filter something out The software is well suited to small mobile phone screens because it filters out unnecessary information.

Most email apps use spam filtering tools.