English verb: make pure | |||
1. | make pure (change) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | ||
Samples | Purify the water. | ||
Synonyms | distill, purify, sublimate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purge, rectify, refine | ||
Verb group | distil, distill | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||