Purify (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Distill
• Sublimate
• Make Pure

Hypernyms

• Meliorate
• Amend
• Improve
• Ameliorate

Hyponyms

• Rectify

Related Words

• Purity (noun)
• Purification (noun)
• Purifier (noun)

Meaning ²

Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Related Words

• Purification (noun)

Meaning ³

Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Sanctify
• Purge

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Hyponyms

• Spiritualise

Related Words

• Purity (noun)
• Purification (noun)