purify

pu·ri·fy

Use purify in a sentence

He uses a device to purify water in order to make it safe to drink while hiking in remote areas.

verb

Purify means to make something clean or free from impurities.

To take the toxins out of drinking water is an example of purify.
To go to church and be freed from sin is an example of purify.

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purify

transitive verb

-·fied·, -·fy·ing

to rid of impurities or pollution
to free from guilt, sin, or ceremonial uncleanness
to free from incorrect or corrupting elements
to purge (of or from)

Origin of purify

Middle English purifien from Old French purifier from Classical Latin purificare: see pure and -fy

to become purified

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purify

transitive verb

pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies

To rid of impurities: purify water.
To rid of foreign or objectionable elements: tried to purify the party of its dissenters.
To free from moral or spiritual defilement: rituals to purify the soul.

Origin of purify

Middle English purifien from Old French purifier from Latin pūrificāre pūrus clean ; see pure . -ficāre -fy

Related Forms:

pu·rif′i·ca·to′ry
adjective

pu′ri·fi′er
noun

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