depurate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
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obsolete to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body)
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Etymology
Origin of depurate
1610–20; < Medieval Latin dēpūrātus purified (past participle of dēpūrāre ), equivalent to Latin dē- de- pūr ( us ) pure + -ātus -ate 1
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When wine has been kept some time to depurate in wooden vessels, it deposits, on the side of the vessel, a hard crust of dark coloured matter, the taste of which is sour.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832 by Various
Treatment.—In all cases of obstruction to the depurating apparatus, there is a loss of equilibrium between secretion and excretion.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
As the structure of the skin may not be understood by the average reader, we will briefly describe this wonderful depurating organ, that the paramount importance of its functions may be properly appreciated.
From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred
The liver and kidneys are depurating organs, and their use as food is not only unwholesome but often exceedingly poisonous.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
The removal of these various waste elements from the blood depends entirely upon the proper activity of the depurating organs.
From Vitality Supreme by Macfadden, Bernarr
The depurating process of the New World's grandest community lies ready for use in this natural drainage-system.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various
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