purify

v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. To rid of impurities; cleanse.
2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements.
3. To free from sin, guilt, or other defilement.

v.intr.

To become clean or pure.

[Middle English purifien, from Old French purifier, from Latin pūrificāre : pūrus, clean; see pure + -ficāre, -fy.]

purificatory pu·rif'i·ca·to'ry (pyʊ-rĭf'ĭ-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
purifier pu'ri·fi'er n.

verb

1. To make or become clear by the removal of impurities: clarify, clean, cleanse, refine. See clean/dirty.
2. To free from sin, guilt, or defilement: cleanse, lustrate, purge. See clean/dirty, religion.

v

Definition: free; make clean
Antonyms: adulterate, contaminate, corrupt, dirty, pollute

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distiilation
  Synonyms: sublimate, make pure, distill

Meaning #2: make pure or free from sin or guilt
  Synonyms: purge, sanctify

Meaning #3: become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rense
v. intr. - blive ren

Nederlands (Dutch)
zuiveren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Tech) épurer, (Relig) purifier
v. intr. - se purifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - reinigen, läutern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθαρίζω, εξαγνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
purificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - purificar

Русский (Russian)
очищать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - purificar, depurar
v. intr. - purificarse, depurarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rena(s), luttra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使纯净, 提纯, 净化, 纯净

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使純淨, 提純, 淨化
v. intr. - 純淨

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 더러움을 제거하다
v. intr. - 깨끗해지다, (액체가) 맑아지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 清める, 浄化する, 精製する, 純化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) طهر, نقى من الشوائب, صفى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טיהר, ניקה, ניקה מאשמה‬
v. intr. - ‮היטהר‬

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