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Meaning of weed out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To remove (unwanted elements) from a group.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“To weed out problem users, watch new people's behavior.”
“In May get a weed-hook, a crotch and a glove, And weed out such weeds, as the corn doth not love”
““I like the question, ‘Where can I take you/where will you take me on our first date?’ because that’s the point of the app and you’re already both attracted to each other. It weeds out people who aren’t actually interested in meeting up and are using the app passively,” Hoggard Wagley says.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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