purify
[ pyoo r-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈpyʊər əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing.
to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements: to purify a language.
to free from guilt or evil.
to clear or purge (usually followed by of or from).
to make clean for ceremonial or ritual use.
verb (used without object), pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing.
to become pure.
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purify
/ (ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
(tr)
to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
(tr)
to make clean, as in a ritual, esp the churching of women after childbirth
Derived forms of purify
purification, noun purificatory (ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for purify
C14: from Old French
purifier, from Late Latin
pūrificāre to cleanse, from
pūrus pure +
facere to make