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purify

DEFINITIONS OF: purify

1

v remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

“purify the water”
Synonyms:
distill, make pure, sublimate
distil, distill
undergo the process of distillation
Types:
rectify, refine
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
purge
rid of impurities
Type of:
ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
to make better

v make pure or free from sin or guilt

“he left the monastery purified”
Synonyms:
purge, sanctify
Types:
spiritualise, spiritualize
purify from the corrupting influences of the world
lustrate
purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

“The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify”
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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