purify

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.

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[Middle English purifien, from Old French purifier, from Latin prificre : prus, clean; see pure + -ficre, -fy.]

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pu·rifi·ca·tory (py-rf-k-tôr, -tr) adj.

puri·fier n.

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purify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to free (something) of harmful or inferior matter

2. to free (a person) from sin or guilt

3. to make clean, for example in a religious ceremony [Latin purus pure + facere to make]

purification n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	purify - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" distill, make pure, sublimate chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" distill, distil - undergo the process of distillation rectify, refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" purge - rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
	2.	purify - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" sanctify, purge alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
	3.	purify - become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

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purify

verb 1. clean, filter, cleanse, refine, clarify, disinfect, fumigate, decontaminate, sanitize << OPPOSITE contaminate

verb 2. absolve, cleanse, redeem, exonerate, sanctify, exculpate, shrive, lustrate << OPPOSITE sully

Translations

purify [ˈpjuərɪfaɪ] vt → purificar, depurar

purify [ˈpjuərɪfaɪ] vt → purifier, épurer

purify [ˈpjuərɪfaɪ] pure vt → reinigen

purify [ˈpjuərɪfaɪ] vt → purificare