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Added 9 October 2026

purify

/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ verb

In Latin: purifico, abluō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about purify at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.
purify the water
Make pure or free from sin or guilt.
he left the monastery purified
Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin.
The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify

Origin

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

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