cull

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
  2. verb remove something that has been rejected
  3. verb look for and gather

Etymology

From Middle English cullen, cuilen, coilen, from Old French cuillir (“collect, gather, select”), from Latin colligō (“gather together”). Doublet of coil.

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Synonyms

reject

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