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defilter

defilter verb: to process (filtered data) so as to reconstruct the original data.

Verb

defilter (third-person singular simple present defilters, present participle defiltering, simple past and past participle defiltered)

  1. (transitive) To process (filtered data) so as to reconstruct the original data.

Forms of defilter

third-person singular presentdefilters
present participledefiltering
past participledefiltered
pastdefiltered

Origin of defilter

From de- + filter.

Questions about defilter

What does defilter mean?
Defilter means to process (filtered data) so as to reconstruct the original data.
What part of speech is defilter?
Defilter is a verb.
What is the past tense of defilter?
The past tense of defilter is defiltered.

Words near defilter in the dictionary

  1. defilingly
  2. DeFilippis
  3. DeFilippises
  4. DeFilippo
  5. DeFilippos
  6. defilter
  7. defiltered
  8. defiltering
  9. defilters
  10. defiltration
  11. defin

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