1. Serving to purge or rid of sin
   - purgatorial, purging 
2. Freeing from noxious matter
   "filtration is a purifying agent" 
3. Acting like an antiseptic
   - cleansing

1. Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
   "purify the water"
   - sublimate, make pure, distill [N. Amer], distil [Brit] 
2. Make pure or free from sin or guilt
   "he left the monastery purified"
   - purge, sanctify 
3. Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
   "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"

See also: ablutionary, antiseptic, cleansing, detergent, detersive, purgation, purification, purifier, purity

Type of: alter, ameliorate, amend, better, change, improve, meliorate, modify

Antonym: adulterating

Encyclopedia: Purify

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