purify
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purify
- /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ UK
- /ˈpjɔːɹɪfaɪ/ UK
- /ˈpjɵːɹɪfɑj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈpjoːɹɪfɑj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈpjʉɾɪfaɪ/ Scotland, UK
- [ˈpjʉːɾɪfaɪ] Scotland, UK
- /ˈpɪʊɾɪfaɪ/ UK, Wales
- /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/ US
- /ˈpjɝɪfaɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sublimate, distill, sanctify, make pure, cleanse, purification, refine, sanitize, clear, clean-up, cleanup, clean, disinfect, decontaminate, sterilize, bleach
Translations
Every language
verb cleanse something of impurities
| Español | purificar, depurar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 使純淨 /使纯净 shǐ chúnjìng, 使潔淨 /使洁净 shǐ jiéjìng, 純化 /纯化 chúnhuà |
| Kiswahili | takasa |
| Português | purificar |
| Français | purifier |
| Deutsch | reinigen |
| Italiano | purificare |
| Ελληνικά | καθαρίζω katharízo |
| Русский | очища́ть očiščátʹ, очи́стить očístitʹ |
| العربية | صَفَّى ṣaffā |
| עברית | טיהר tihér |
verb free someone from guilt or sin
| Kiswahili | kusafisha |
|---|---|
| Français | purifier |
| Deutsch | rein machen |
| Ελληνικά | εξαγνίζω exagnízo |
Talk about this word "purify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/purify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. purify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/purify "purify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/purify.Cite this
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title = {purify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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