purify
//ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ//
Verb
purifyInfinitive
purifyPresent tense
purifiedPast tense
purifiedPast participle
purifyingPresent participle
purifiesThird-person singular
1
To remove contaminants or impurities from something, making it clean or pure.
This filter can purify water by removing harmful bacteria.
2
To free someone or something from sin, guilt, or moral corruption.
The priest performed a ritual to purify the soul of the sinner.
3
To extract or refine a substance to obtain a purer form.
The laboratory uses a special process to purify the metal.