purify
To cleanse, or rid of impuritiesTo cleanse, or rid of impurities.
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Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
reinigen
очища́тьočiščátʹ, очи́ститьočístitʹ
очища́тиočyščáty, очи́ститиočýstyty
(transitive)To free from guilt or sin.
rein machen
make pure or free from sin or guilt
(intransitive)To become pure.
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
Examples
23 sentencesWhere can I buy purified water?
Iodine is used to purify water.
ruЙод используют для очистки воды.
deJod wird zur Wasseraufbereitung verwendet.
We're going to purify this land.
ruМы очистим эту землю.
That chemist has purified the water.
Medieval alchemists believed brimstone held purifying powers.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūFrom Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).
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Forms
purifies, purifying, purified, purifiedSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle