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depurate
[ dep-yuh-reyt ]
/ ˈdɛp yəˌreɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), dep·u·rat·ed, dep·u·rat·ing.
to make or become free from impurities.
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Origin of depurate
OTHER WORDS FROM depurate
dep·u·ra·tion, noundep·u·ra·tor, nounWords nearby depurate
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How to use depurate in a sentence
Depurate vice of all her offensiveness, and you prune her of half her evil.
British Dictionary definitions for depurate
depurate
/ (ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt) /
verb
to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
obsolete to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body)
Derived forms of depurate
depuration, noundepurator, nounWord Origin for depurate
C17: from Medieval Latin dēpūrāre, from Latin de- + pūrāre to purify; see pure
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