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purificatory

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pu·ri·fy  (pyr-f)
v. pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies
v.tr.
1. To rid of impurities; cleanse.
2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements.
3. To free from sin, guilt, or other defilement.
v.intr.
To become clean or pure.
[Middle English purifien, from Old French purifier, from Latin prificre : prus, clean; see pure + -ficre, -fy.]
pu·rifi·ca·tory (py-rf-k-tôr, -tr) adj.
puri·fier n.
Translations
purificatory [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪt/ərɪ] adj → purificatorio/a
purificatory [ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪt/ərɪ] adj → purificatorio/a


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