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winnow

/ˈwɪn.oʊ/

អុំ

  1. verb អុំ, រែង, រវៃ
    to blow air through grain in order to remove the chaff
    បក់ ឬអុំស្រូវដើម្បីបំបែកអង្កាមចេញពីគ្រាប់ស្រូវ
    Farmers winnow the harvested rice in the open field.
    កសិករអុំស្រូវដែលប្រមូលផលរួចនៅលើវាលស្រែ។
  2. verb ចម្រាញ់, ជ្រើសរើស
    to filter or narrow down a group until only the best remain
    ជ្រើសរើស ឬចម្រាញ់យកតែអ្វីដែលល្អបំផុតចេញពីចំណោមទាំងអស់
    The committee winnowed the applicants down to three candidates.
    គណៈកម្មាធិការបានចម្រាញ់បេក្ខជនរហូតសល់តែបីនាក់។

Synonyms: sift, filter, separate, screen, weed out

Antonyms: combine, mix

Forms: winnowed, winnowing, winnows

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.