purify
verb (used with object)
to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates.
purified
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past participleof purify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof purify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
purifyverb (used with object)to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates.
Example Sentences
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The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
Technicians wearing bunny suits put the machines together in clean rooms pumped with purified air to prevent contamination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
It did so, nominating thousands of ingredients, including, for example, purified water and asparagus.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Some bottlers sell tap water purified through reverse‑osmosis filtration which removes the minerals and flavour, he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Normally, nuclear reactors use purified water, which runs through a closed system to ensure that none of the water from the reactor can get out—and that no impurities can get in.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
