单词 | purify |
释义 | purify —purification, n. —purificatory /pyoo rif"i keuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. —purifier, n. /pyoor"euh fuy'/, v. , purified, purifying. v.t. 1. to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals. 2. to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements: to purify a language. 3. to free from guilt or evil. 4. to clear or purge (usually fol. by of or from). 5. to make clean for ceremonial or ritual use. v.i. 6. to become pure. [1250-1300; ME purifien < MF purifier < L purificare. See PURE, -IFY] |
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