purification

Variant of purify

purify definition

pu·rify (pyo̵or′ə fī′)

transitive verb purified -·fied′, purifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to rid of impurities or pollution
  2. to free from guilt, sin, or ceremonial uncleanness
  3. to free from incorrect or corrupting elements
  4. to purge (of or from)

Etymology: ME purifien < OFr purifier < L purificare: see pure & -fy

intransitive verb

to become purified

Related Forms:

  • purification pu′·ri·fi·ca′·tion noun
  • purificatory pu·rif′i·ca·to′ry (pyo̵o rif′i kə tôr′ē, pyo̵or′ə fi kə-) adjective
  • purifier pu′·ri·fi′er noun

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