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† perˈcribrate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. percrībrāt-, ppl. stem of percrībrā-re to sift thoroughly, f. per- 2 + crībrāre to sift, f. crībrum a sieve, f. root cer-, cr-, of cernere to sift + instrumental suffix -brum.]
trans. To pass through or as through a sieve, to sift. So † percriˈbration, passage through or as through a sieve.
1664Power Exp. Philos. i. 59 The bloud is so divided by the minuteness of their Capillary Vessels, or percribration through the habit of the Parts. 1668H. More Div. Dial. ii. xviii. (1713) 145 Thy Brain thus blown up by the percribrated influence of thy moist Mistress, the Moon. 1681Glanvill Sadducismus ii. (1726) 378 Instances of their easy percribration through porous bodies. |