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pu·ri·fy
(pyo͝or′ə-fī′)tr.v. pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies
1. To rid of impurities: purify water.
2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements: tried to purify the party of its dissenters.
3. To free from moral or spiritual defilement: rituals to purify the soul.
[Middle English purifien, from Old French purifier, from Latin pūrificāre : pūrus, clean; see pure + -ficāre, -fy.]
pu·rif′i·ca·to′ry (pyo͝o-rĭf′ĭ-kə-tôr′ē) adj.
pu′ri·fi′er n.
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purify
(ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
3. (Law) (tr) to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to make clean, as in a ritual, esp the churching of women after childbirth
[C14: from Old French purifier, from Late Latin pūrificāre to cleanse, from pūrus pure + facere to make]
ˌpurifiˈcation n
purificatory adj
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pu•ri•fy
(ˈpyʊər əˌfaɪ)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.
1. to make pure; free from pollutants or contaminants.
2. to free from extraneous or objectionable elements.
3. to free from guilt or evil.
4. to make clean for ceremonial or ritual use.
v.i. 5. to become pure.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French purifier < Latin pūrificāre]
pu`ri•fi•ca′tion, n.
pu′ri•fi`er, n.
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purify
Past participle: purified
Gerund: purifying
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| Verb | 1. |  purify - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" rectify, refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" purge - rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" |
| 2. | purify - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials | |
| 3. | purify - become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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purify
verb
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Translations
صفىيُصَفّي، يُنَقّي،
čistit
rense
hreinsa
prečistiť
arıtmaktemizlemek
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purify
vt → reinigen
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pure
(ˈpjuə) adjective1. not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable. pure gold.
2. clean, especially morally. pure thoughts.
3. complete; absolute. a pure accident.
4. (of sounds) clear; keeping in tune. She sang in a high pure tone.
ˈpurely adverbˈpureness noun
ˈpurity noun
ˈpurify (-fai) verb
to make pure. What is the best way to purify the air?
ˌpurifiˈcation (-fi-) nounˌpure-ˈblooded adjective
of unmixed race. a pure-blooded Englishman.
ˌpure-ˈbred adjective (of animals) of unmixed breed; thoroughbred. a pure-bred Arab horse.
pure and simple (used after a noun) nothing but. It was an accident pure and simple.
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purify
v. purificar, destilar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
purify
vt (pret & pp -fied) purificarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.