English verb: purify | |||
1. | purify (change) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | ||
Samples | Purify the water. | ||
Synonyms | distill, make pure, 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 | ||
2. | purify (change) make pure or free from sin or guilt | ||
Samples | He left the monastery purified. | ||
Synonyms | purge, sanctify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lustrate, spiritualise, spiritualize | ||
3. | purify (change) become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin | ||
Samples | The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||