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depurate

[dep-yuh-reyt]

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing.

to make or become free from impurities.

Origin:
1610–20; < Medieval Latin dēpūrātus purified (past participle of dēpūrāre), equivalent to Latin dē- de- pūr(us) pure + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

dep·u·ra·tion, noun

dep·u·ra·tor, noun

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depurate (ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt)

—vb
1.	to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
2.	obsolete to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body)

[C17: from Medieval Latin dēpūrāre, from Latin de- + pūrāre to purify; see pure]

depu'ration

—n

'depurator

—n

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