purify
verb (used with object)
to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates.
is purifying
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present progressiveof purify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A lab at the water-treatment plant is purifying wastewater with eco-friendly aquatic plants.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
“I am not completely sure that this is purifying the water further, but I definitely can taste the improvement of taste,” writes one person who gave the sticks five stars.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2019
Newest use, revealed last week by Westinghouse, is purifying the air for the blast furnaces at a new steel plant, where fumes and grit could quickly erode the high-speed blades of the blowers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ionics' specialty is purifying brackish water, which has a maximum of only 10,000 parts of dissolved contaminants per million parts of water.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bread and Indian meal make a good poultice while the charcoal is purifying and a good antiseptic.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
