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Definition of Purify
1. Verb. Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation. "Purify the water"
Exact synonyms: Distill, Make Pure, Sublimate
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Related verbs: Distil, Distill
Specialized synonyms: Rectify, Refine, Purge
Derivative terms: Distillate, Distillation, Distillation, Distillment, Purification, Purification, Purifier, Purity, Sublimate
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Related verbs: Distil, Distill
Specialized synonyms: Rectify, Refine, Purge
Derivative terms: Distillate, Distillation, Distillation, Distillment, Purification, Purification, Purifier, Purity, Sublimate
2. Verb. Make pure or free from sin or guilt. "He left the monastery purified"
Exact synonyms: Purge, Sanctify
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Spiritualise, Spiritualize, Lustrate
Derivative terms: Purgation, Purge, Purification, Purity, Saint, Saint, Sanctification
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Spiritualise, Spiritualize, Lustrate
Derivative terms: Purgation, Purge, Purification, Purity, Saint, Saint, Sanctification
3. Verb. Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin. "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
Definition of Purify
1. v. t. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air.
2. v. i. To grow or become pure or clear.
Definition of Purify
1. to free from impurities [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purify
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