screened

Verb

screen (third-person singular simple present screens, present participle screening, simple past and past participle screened)

1. To filter by passing through a screen.
   • Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
2. (broadly, figuratively) To filter.
   • Passenger baggage was screened by X-ray to look for weapons.
3. To shelter or conceal.
4. To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
   • The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
5. To present publicly (on the screen).
   • The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.
6. To fit with a screen.
   • We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.

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