weed out

Meanings

• Phrasal Verb

  To remove unwanted or inferior elements from a group or collection.

  - "The hiring committee weeded out the unqualified candidates."
  - "The farmer weeded out the unwanted plants from his garden."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with weed out
need , seed , feed , reed

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Variants

List of all variants of weed out that leads to same result
weed out , weeded out , weeding out , weeds out

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'to separate the wheat from the chaff' in agriculture.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'weed out' was first used in print in 1837.

2. In the context of education, 'weeding out' refers to the practice of eliminating students who are not performing well.

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Related Concepts

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1. Selection: The process of choosing the best candidates or options from a larger pool.

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Culture

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Weed out has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of selection processes and eliminating unwanted elements.

How to Memorize "weed out"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a farmer separating wheat grains from chaff.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'weed out' with the idea of removing unwanted elements.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Wheat out the chaff' to remember the meaning of 'weed out'.

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