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Purify

//ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cleanse, or rid of impurities. transitive

    "The modern arts deviate from the standards set forth by the divine—art should be used to purify one’s heart and improve one’s morality."

  2. 2
    remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation wordnet
  3. 3
    To free from guilt or sin. transitive
  4. 4
    make pure or free from sin or guilt wordnet
  5. 5
    To become pure. intransitive
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  1. 6
    become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).

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