Dictionary

purify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpjɔːɹɪfaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɪʊɾɪfaɪ/ (Wales)
• /ˈpjɵːɹɪfɑj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈpjoːɹɪfɑj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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• /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/ (General-American)
• /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈpjʉːɾɪfaɪ] (Scotland)
• /ˈpjɝɪfaɪ/ (General-American)
• /ˈpjʉɾɪfaɪ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
   • The modern arts deviate from the standards set forth by the divine—art should be used to purify one’s heart and improve one’s morality. 2020 May 4, “Young Practitioners Should Carefully Read “How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World””, in Minghui:
2. (transitive) To free from guilt or sin.
3. (intransitive) To become pure.

Forms

Antonyms

defile

Deriveds

immunopurify · purifyingly · unpurifying · copurify · repurify · purifiable

Relateds

puritan

Synonyms

luster · lustrate

Translations (75)

xag 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (cleanse something of impurities) · bo ལྷད་མེད་བཟོས (cleanse something of impurities) · fur purificâ (cleanse something of impurities) · mi whakaparakore (cleanse something of impurities) · de reinigen (cleanse something of impurities) · hu megtisztít (free someone from guilt or sin) · de rein machen (free someone from guilt or sin) · fi kirkastaa (cleanse something of impurities) · ga íonaigh (cleanse something of impurities) · fa خالص کردن (cleanse something of impurities) · grc ἁγνίζω (cleanse something of impurities) · km បន្សុទ្ធ (cleanse something of impurities) · cy coethi (cleanse something of impurities) · zdj utwahirisha (free someone from guilt or sin) · fr purifier (free someone from guilt or sin) · pms purifiché (cleanse something of impurities) · tr arınmak (cleanse something of impurities) · fa پالودن (cleanse something of impurities) · ru очища́ть (cleanse something of impurities) · nl zuiveren (cleanse something of impurities) · hy զտել (cleanse something of impurities) · th ชำระล้าง (cleanse something of impurities) · nl reinigen (free someone from guilt or sin) · ne निर्मलीकरण (cleanse something of impurities) · cy puro (cleanse something of impurities) · egy q-b-H-W15 (cleanse something of impurities) · la purifico (cleanse something of impurities) · eo pekliberigi (free someone from guilt or sin) · kk тазалау (cleanse something of impurities) · cy pureiddio (cleanse something of impurities) · uk очи́стити (cleanse something of impurities) · th ทำให้บริสุทธิ์ (cleanse something of impurities) · pt purificar (cleanse something of impurities) · sv rena (cleanse something of impurities) · cmn 使純淨 /使纯净 (cleanse something of impurities) · sw kusafisha (free someone from guilt or sin) · hu feloldoz (free someone from guilt or sin) · es depurar (cleanse something of impurities) · it purificare (cleanse something of impurities) · ru очи́стить (cleanse something of impurities) · he טיהר (cleanse something of impurities) · grc ἁγνίζω (free someone from guilt or sin) · cmn 純化 /纯化 (cleanse something of impurities) · grc καθαρίζω (cleanse something of impurities) · gl purificar (cleanse something of impurities) · fr purifier (cleanse something of impurities) · eo purigi (cleanse something of impurities) · ga íonghlan (cleanse something of impurities) · mi whakahoromata (cleanse something of impurities) · el καθαρίζω (cleanse something of impurities) · sa पवयति (free someone from guilt or sin) · got 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (cleanse something of impurities) · sa पवयति (cleanse something of impurities) · kk тазарту (cleanse something of impurities) · bg пречиствам (cleanse something of impurities) · sw takasa (cleanse something of impurities) · uk очища́ти (cleanse something of impurities) · cy teru (cleanse something of impurities) · io purigar (cleanse something of impurities) · la abluō (cleanse something of impurities) · el εξαγνίζω (free someone from guilt or sin) · cmn 使潔淨 /使洁净 (cleanse something of impurities) · xag 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (free someone from guilt or sin) · fi puhdistaa (cleanse something of impurities) · ar صَفَّى (cleanse something of impurities) · got 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (free someone from guilt or sin) · pl oczyszczać (cleanse something of impurities) · pl oczyścić (cleanse something of impurities) · ne शुद्ध बनाउनु (cleanse something of impurities) · cy glanhau (cleanse something of impurities) · ca purificar (cleanse something of impurities) · hu megtisztít (cleanse something of impurities) · es purificar (cleanse something of impurities) · br glanaat (cleanse something of impurities) · eo senpekigi (free someone from guilt or sin)