English dictionary
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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 | ||
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