Definition of purify

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Purify (v. t.) Hence, in figurative uses: (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify the heart..

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Fumigatory :: Fumigatory (a.) Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous..
Expiate :: Expiate (v. t.) To purify with sacred rites.
Lustration :: Lustration (n.) The act of lustrating or purifying.
Purify :: Purify (v. t.) To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air..
Exorcise :: Exorcise (v. t.) To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or demon.
Purify :: Purify (v. i.) To grow or become pure or clear.
Depure :: Depure (v. t.) To depurate; to purify.
Elutriate :: Elutriate (v. t.) To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing..
Demephitize :: Demephitize (v. t.) To purify from mephitic or foul air.
Ceresin :: Ceresin (n.) A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax..
Depurgatory :: Depurgatory (a.) Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or purify.
Edulcorative :: Edulcorative (a.) Tending to /weeten or purify by affusions of water.
Expurgatory :: Expurgatory (a.) Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying.
Fine :: Fine (a.) To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold..
Sublime :: Sublime (v. t.) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify..
Refine :: Refine (v. t.) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar..
Defecate :: Defecate (v. t.) To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine..
Purify :: Purify (v. t.) Hence, in figurative uses: (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify the heart..
Refinery :: Refinery (n.) The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar..
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