depurate

[ dep-yuh-reyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, dep·u·rat·ed, dep·u·rat·ing.

1. to make or become free from impurities.

depurate

/ ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈdepuˌrator, noun
• ˌdepuˈration, noun

Other Words From

• depu·ration noun
• depu·rator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of depurate¹

1610–20; < Medieval Latin dēpūrātus purified (past participle of dēpūrāre ), equivalent to Latin dē- de- pūr ( us ) pure + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of depurate¹

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

Example Sentences

Depurate vice of all her offensiveness, and you prune her of half her evil.

From Project Gutenberg

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