• (v. t.) To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. • (n.) That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/filtrate/
1. a fluid that has been passed through a filter. 2. the liquid portion of drilling mud that is forced into porous and permeable formations next to the borehole. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
Fil'trate noun That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/29
Fil'trate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Filtrated ; present participle & verbal noun Filtrating . ] [ Confer Late Latin filtrare . See Filter .] To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/29