purify

purify
v
1. sanitize, sanitate, depurate; depol-lute, freshen, deodorize, decontaminate, disinfect, an-tisepticize; cleanse, deterge, mundify, clean, wash, bathe, lave, Chiefly Scot. dight.
2. expurgate, purge, defecate, rid, Med. absterge; elutriate, Chem. edulcorate, winnow, filter, filtrate, strain, sift, sieve, bolt; clarify, clear, refine, rarefy, distill, Chem. sublimate, Chem. rectify.
3. absolve, redeem, shrive, lustrate; exonerate, vindicate, exculpate, acquit, amnesty, pardon, excuse, forgive, wipe the slate clean; sublime, baptize, christen; sanctify, consecrate, hallow, bless, Rom. Cath. Ch. beatify.

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  • Purify — Pu ri*fy (p[=u] r[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purified} (p[=u] r[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Purifying} (p[=u] r[i^]*f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. purifier, L. purificare; purus pure + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Pure}, and { fy}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Purify — may refer to: * Purification, the act or process of purifying * IBM Rational Purify, in computing, debugger software …   Wikipedia

  • Purify — Pu ri*fy, v. i. To grow or become pure or clear. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • purify — index decontaminate, expurgate, fix (repair), meliorate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • purify — c.1300, free from spiritual pollution, from O.Fr. purifier (12c.), from L. purificare to make pure, from purus pure (see PURE (Cf. pure)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Meaning free from extraneous matter is recorded… …   Etymology dictionary

  • purify — [v] free; make clean absolve, aerate, aerify, atone, chasten, clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, decontaminate, deodorize, depurate, deterge, disinfect, edulcorate, elutriate, exculpate, exonerate, expiate, filter, fumigate, lustrate, oxygenate,… …   New thesaurus

  • purify — ► VERB (purifies, purified) ▪ remove contaminants from; make pure. DERIVATIVES purification noun purifier noun …   English terms dictionary

  • purify — [pyoor′ə fī΄] vt. purified, purifying [ME purifien < OFr purifier < L purificare: see PURE & FY] 1. to rid of impurities or pollution 2. to free from guilt, sin, or ceremonial uncleanness 3. to free from incorrect or corrupting elements …   English World dictionary

  • purify — UK [ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ] / US [ˈpjʊrəfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms purify : present tense I/you/we/they purify he/she/it purifies present participle purifying past tense purified past participle purified 1) to make something clean by removing dirty or …   English dictionary

  • purify — [c]/ˈpjurəfaɪ / (say pyoohruhfuy) verb (purified, purifying) –verb (t) 1. to make pure; free from extraneous matter, or from anything that debases, pollutes, or contaminates: to purify metals. 2. to free from foreign or objectionable elements: to …  

  • purify — purification, n. purificatory /pyoo rif i keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. purifier, n. /pyoor euh fuy /, v., purified, purifying. v.t. 1. to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals. 2. to… …   Universalium

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