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depurating

depurating is the present participle and gerund of depurate.

Meaning of depurate

Verb

depurate (third-person singular simple present depurates, present participle depurating, simple past and past participle depurated)

  1. (transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.
    • depurate the salt1663, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in Some Considerations Touching the Vsefulnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Hen[ry] Hall printer to the...
  2. (transitive) To make impure.

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Questions about depurating

What is depurating the present participle and gerund of?
Depurating is the present participle and gerund of depurate.

Words near depurating in the dictionary

  1. depurant
  2. depurants
  3. depurate
  4. depurated
  5. depurates
  6. depurating
  7. depuration
  8. depurations
  9. depurative
  10. depuratives
  11. depurator

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