| VERB | change | purify, sublimate, make pure, distill | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation |
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| change | purify, purge, sanctify | make pure or free from sin or guilt | |
| change | purify | become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin |
| Sounds | pyuh'rahfay. | |
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| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "purify the water" | |
| Synonyms | sublimate, make pure, distill | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | purge | Rid of impurities |
| refine, rectify | Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state | |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
| Similar to | distill, distil | Undergo the process of distillation |
| Spanish | destilar, purificar, sublimar | |
| Catalan | destil·lar, purificar | |
| Nouns | purification | the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities |
| purification | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | |
| purifier | an apparatus for removing impurities | |
| purity | being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material | |
| Meaning | make pure or free from sin or guilt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | purge, sanctify | |
| Narrower | lustrate | purify by means of a ritual |
| spiritualize, spiritualise | purify from the corrupting influences of the world | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | purificar, santificar | |
| Catalan | purificar, santificar | |
| Nouns | purification | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites / rites |
| purity | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong | |
| Meaning | Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Nouns | purification | the act of purging of sin or guilt |
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