Word family noun purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier adjective pure ≠ impure verb purify adverb purely
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpurifypu‧ri‧fy /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ $ ˈpjʊr-/ verb (purified, purifying, purifies) [transitive] 1 PUREto remove dirty or harmful substances from something chemicals used to purify the water2 RRto make someone pure by removing evil from their soul They prayed to God to purify them. —purification /ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌpjʊr-/ noun [uncountable] water purification tablets→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
purify• Distillation liberated the spirits from fermented grains and fruit juices, and in time ethyl alcohol was purified.• On the contrary, they saw themselves as purifying a church that had become diluted, dehydrated, and despoiled.• The solution is purified by passing it through a carbon filter.• It should also comfort to recognize that, in the final analysis, these sums are operating to purify decision-making.• a bottle of purified linseed oil• It will separate and purify molecules ranging from a few milligrams to several grams from solution.• It has been found that houseplants help purify the air.• He purified the substance to be tested.• You can purify water by boiling and filtering it.• The system purifies water by filtering it through sand. 