purify
/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/
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British/ˈpjɵːɹɪfɑj/
purify verb: to cleanse, or rid of impurities.
Verb
purify (third-person singular simple present purifies, present participle purifying, simple past and past participle purified)
- 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
- To free from guilt or sin.
- To become pure.
purify meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
purify in Tamil
- அழுக்ககற்று, தூய்மைப்படுத்து, தூய்மையாக்கு, சுத்தஞ்செய்தல், தூய்தாக்குதல்
purify in Urdu
- پاک کرنا, صاف کرنا, طہارت کرنا
purify in Bengali
- বিশুদ্ধ করা, শোধন করা
purify in Telugu
- to purify, sanctify, consecrate
- సంస్కరించు saṁskariñcu
- to purify
- బాగుచేయు bāgucēyu
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- purify in Malayalam
- ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുക, ശുദ്ധി വരുത്തുക, പരിഹരിക്കുക, സംസ്കരിക്കുക
- purify in Kannada
- ಶುದ್ಧ śuddha
- purify in Punjabi
- ਸੋਧਣਾ sodhṇā
- purify in Gujarati
- શોધવું śodhvũ
- purify in Sanskrit
- पवयति pavayati
- purify in Nepali
- शुद्ध बनाउनु śuddha banāunu, निर्मलीकरण nirmalīkaraṇ
- purify in Arabic
- صَفَّى ṣaffā
- purify in Persian
- خالص کردن xâles kardan, پالودن pâludan
- purify in Thai
- ทำให้บริสุทธิ์, ชำระล้าง
Examples of purify in a sentence
- The gas was purified by adsorbing the impurities onto active carbon.
- "Unlabelled phorate and terbufos were purified by Florisil column chromatography according to the method of Patchett and Batchelder."
- He will only drink purified water.
Synonyms of purify
Antonyms
Forms of purify
| third-person singular present | purifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | purifying |
| past participle | purified |
| past | purified |
Origin of purify
From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).
Words formed from purify
Questions about purify
- What does purify mean?
- Purify means to cleanse, or rid of impurities.
- What is purify in Tamil?
- Purify in Tamil is அழுக்ககற்று, தூய்மைப்படுத்து, தூய்மையாக்கு. See Purify meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is purify?
- Purify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce purify?
- Purify is pronounced /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of purify?
- The past tense of purify is purified.
Words near purify in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: purify (page history and authors); purify (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); purify (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Purify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); బాగుచేయు (Telugu) (page history and authors); purify (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಶುದ್ಧ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਸੋਧਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); શોધવું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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