Term Gallery logo

Meanings of purify in English

Portuguese
apurar
Catalan
destil·lar

Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.

apurar
Portuguese
purificar
Catalan
santificar

Make pure or free from sin or guilt.

purificar
Synonyms
Examples for "purge"
Examples for "purge"
1
Ask China, which has long recognised the value of a strategic purge.
Reuters
2
The government also engaged in a major purge of the state media.
The Irish Times
3
It took a long time to purge the water from his body.
Neverwhere
4
When the purge ended, the numbers fell far short of those expected.
American-made: the enduring legacy of the wpa : when fdr put the...
5
This weapon array is different than the others; designed to purge everything.
Halo Silentium
1
Holy Father, keep them in thy name; sanctify them in the truth.
King of the Jews: A story of Christ's last days on Earth
2
The children of Israel were to sanctify themselves for this great event.
The Woman's Bible
3
The misfortunes which you reproach Marguerite for sanctify her in my eyes.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
4
The story represents a feeble attempt to sanctify a morally shabby conquest.
1492 the year our world began
5
And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...

To remove dirt, dust or foreign matter from.

To correct and eliminate errors, make information precise, etc.

Usage of purify in English
1
Mbewe said authorities were providing chlorine to help people purify drinking water.
Reuters
2
A solid phase extraction method was used to purify the plasma samples.
Pubmed
3
So the plan is to purify that and replace the municipal water.
The South African
4
In like manner will healing crises purify the disease-laden bodies of men.
Nature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease...
5
Filtering jars to purify water should also be kept in the cellar.
American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; / Bei...
6
Clothes washed with laundry products containing liquid laundry additive could purify air.
The Guardian
7
Objection 1: It would seem that faith does not purify the heart.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
8
It is very soluble in water, and is extremely difficult to purify.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
9
During this time, my body does something which seems to purify it.
To Die in Italbar
10
After hearing this, they will feel obligated to purify my original homeworld.
The Winds of Dune
11
To purify himself, is still necessary for the freedman of the spirit.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
12
But try to purify the government artificially and you only aggravate failure.
Democracy, an American novel
13
Now the task is to purify men as we have purified metals.
The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ...
14
He kindled a fire, both for warmth and to purify the air.
The House of Walderne / A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in...
15
The idea of this piece was, what if I purify myself completely?
The new yorker
16
Many devices are resorted to, to purify the villages from these spirits.
Travels in West Africa: Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons
About this term
More collocations
Translations for purify
Purify through the time
Purify across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common