purify
[ pyoo r-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈpyʊər əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing.
to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements: to purify a language.
to free from guilt or evil.
to clear or purge (usually followed by of or from).
to make clean for ceremonial or ritual use.
verb (used without object), pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing.
to become pure.
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purifier
/ (ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə) /
noun
a device or substance that frees something of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
British Dictionary definitions for purifier (2 of 2)
purify
/ (ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
(tr) to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
(tr) to make clean, as in a ritual, esp the churching of women after childbirth
Derived Formspurification, nounpurificatory (ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ), adjective
Word Origin for purify
C14: from Old French purifier, from Late Latin pūrificāre to cleanse, from pūrus pure + facere to make
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