depurate
[ dep-yuh-reyt ]
/ ˈdɛp yəˌreɪt /
verb (used with or without object), dep·u·rat·ed, dep·u·rat·ing.
to make or become free from impurities.
Origin of depurate
OTHER WORDS FROM depurate
dep·u·ra·tion, noun dep·u·ra·tor, nounWords nearby depurate
Example sentences from the Web for depurate
Depurate vice of all her offensiveness, and you prune her of half her evil.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce |E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for depurate
depurate
/ (ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt) /
verb
to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
obsolete
to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body)
Derived forms of depurate
depuration, noun depurator, nounWord Origin for depurate
C17: from Medieval Latin
dēpūrāre, from Latin
de- +
pūrāre to purify; see
pure