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depure

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

to depurate; to purify

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1532-1533, Thomas More, Confutation of Tyndale's Answer be depured and clensed byfore that he shall be layed vppe for pure golde in the treasours of god

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French dépurer. See depurate.