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Definition of purify

remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"

Similar Words: sublimate, make pure, distill, purge, sanctify

Hyponyms: refine, rectify, purge, spiritualize, spiritualise, lustrate

Grouped Verbs: distill, distil

Derivational Morphology: distillate, distillation, distillment, sublimate, refining, refinement, purification, purity, pureness, purifier, sanctification, ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch, holy man, holy person, angel, purge, purging, purgation, sinlessness, innocence

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