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pu·ri·fy
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əˌfaɪ
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verb,
pu·ri·fied,
pu·ri·fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates:
to purify metals.
2.
to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements:
to purify a
language
.
3.
to free from guilt or evil.
4.
to clear or purge (usually followed by
of
or
from
).
5.
to make clean for ceremonial or ritual use.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to become pure.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
purifien
<
Middle French
purifier
<
Latin
pūrificāre.
See
pure
,
-ify
Related forms
pu·ri·fi·ca·tion,
noun
pu·rif·i·ca·to·ry
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adjective
pu·ri·fi·er,
noun
non·pu·ri·fi·ca·tion,
noun
non·pu·ri·fy·ing,
adjective
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re·pu·ri·fi·ca·tion,
noun
re·pu·ri·fy,
verb,
re·pu·ri·fied,
re·pu·ri·fy·ing.
self-pu·ri·fy·ing,
adjective
un·pu·ri·fied,
adjective
un·pu·ri·fy·ing,
adjective
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purifier
(ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə)
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n
a device or substance that frees something of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
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