purify
🇺🇸
/ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ/
verb
R
to clean something by removing dirt or harmful things
This filter can purify water by removing dirt and germs.
R
to make someone spiritually clean by removing bad thoughts or actions
Some people purify their minds through prayer and meditation.
R
to get a pure substance from something that contains it
Scientists purify metals from rocks using special processes.
translation
to clean something by removing dirt or harmful things; to make someone spiritually clean by removing bad thoughts or actions; to get a pure substance from something that contains it
Word Forms
3rd Present
purifies
Past
purified
Perfect
purified
Progressive
purifying