Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Purify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
"purify the water"
2
make pure or free from sin or guilt
"he left the monastery purified"
3
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
"The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
4
To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
Example Sentences
"purify the water"
verb
"he left the monastery purified"
verb
"The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
verb
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