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/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈpjɔːɹɪfaɪ/
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General-American:
/ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/
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/ˈpjɝɪfaɪ/
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P Y UH1 R AH0 F AY2
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To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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To free from guilt or sin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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To become pure.
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remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sublimate, make pure, distill
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Narrower terms: refine, rectify, purge
make pure or free from sin or guilt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he left the monastery purified
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Synonyms: purge, sanctify
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Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: spiritualize, spiritualise, lustrate
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify
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Broader terms: change
From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aghwan :
𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎
(muc̣'urbiyesun)
— cleanse something of impurities
Arabic :
صَفَّى
(ṣaffā)
— cleanse something of impurities
Armenian :
զտել
(ztel)
— cleanse something of impurities
Breton :
glanaat
— cleanse something of impurities
Bulgarian :
пречиствам
(prečistvam)
— cleanse something of impurities
Catalan :
purificar
— cleanse something of impurities
Chinese Mandarin :
使純淨 /使纯净
(shǐ chúnjìng)
— cleanse something of impurities
Chinese Mandarin :
使潔淨 /使洁净
(shǐ jiéjìng)
— cleanse something of impurities
Chinese Mandarin :
純化 /纯化
(chúnhuà)
— cleanse something of impurities
Dutch :
zuiveren
— cleanse something of impurities
Egyptian :
q-b-H-W15
(qbḥ)
— cleanse something of impurities
Esperanto :
purigi
— cleanse something of impurities
Finnish :
puhdistaa
— cleanse something of impurities
Finnish :
kirkastaa
— cleanse something of impurities
French :
purifier
— cleanse something of impurities
Friulian :
purificâ
— cleanse something of impurities
Galician :
purificar
— cleanse something of impurities
German :
reinigen
— cleanse something of impurities
Gothic :
𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽
(hrainjan)
— cleanse something of impurities
Greek :
καθαρίζω
(katharízo)
— cleanse something of impurities
Ancient Greek :
καθαρίζω
(katharízō)
— cleanse something of impurities
Ancient Greek :
ἁγνίζω
(hagnízō)
— cleanse something of impurities
Hebrew :
טיהר
(tihér)
— cleanse something of impurities
Hungarian :
megtisztít
— cleanse something of impurities
Ido :
purigar
— cleanse something of impurities
Irish :
íonaigh
— cleanse something of impurities
Irish :
íonghlan
— cleanse something of impurities
Italian :
purificare
— cleanse something of impurities
Kazakh :
тазарту
(tazartu)
— cleanse something of impurities
Kazakh :
тазалау
(tazalau)
— cleanse something of impurities
Khmer :
បន្សុទ្ធ
(bɑnsot)
— cleanse something of impurities
Latin :
purifico
— cleanse something of impurities
Latin :
abluō
— cleanse something of impurities
Māori :
whakaparakore
— cleanse something of impurities
Māori :
whakahoromata
— cleanse something of impurities
Nepali :
शुद्ध बनाउनु
(śuddha banāunu)
— cleanse something of impurities
Nepali :
निर्मलीकरण
(nirmalīkaraṇ)
— cleanse something of impurities
Persian :
خالص کردن
(xâles kardan)
— cleanse something of impurities
Persian :
پالودن
(pâludan)
— cleanse something of impurities
Piedmontese :
purifiché
— cleanse something of impurities
Polish :
oczyszczać
— cleanse something of impurities
Polish :
oczyścić
— cleanse something of impurities
Portuguese :
purificar
— cleanse something of impurities
Russian :
очища́ть
(očiščátʹ)
— cleanse something of impurities
Russian :
очи́стить
(očístitʹ)
— cleanse something of impurities
Sanskrit :
पवयति
(pavayati)
— cleanse something of impurities
Spanish :
purificar
— cleanse something of impurities
Spanish :
depurar
— cleanse something of impurities
Swahili :
takasa
— cleanse something of impurities
Swedish :
rena
— cleanse something of impurities
Thai :
ทําให้บริสุทธิ์
— cleanse something of impurities
Thai :
ชําระล้าง
— cleanse something of impurities
Tibetan :
ལྷད་མེད་བཟོས
(lhad med bzos)
— cleanse something of impurities
Turkish :
arınmak
— cleanse something of impurities
Ukrainian :
очища́ти
(očyščáty)
— cleanse something of impurities
Ukrainian :
очи́стити
(očýstyty)
— cleanse something of impurities
Welsh :
puro
— cleanse something of impurities
Welsh :
pureiddio
— cleanse something of impurities
Welsh :
glanhau
— cleanse something of impurities
Welsh :
coethi
— cleanse something of impurities
Welsh :
teru
— cleanse something of impurities
Aghwan :
𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎
(muc̣'urbiyesun)
— free someone from guilt or sin
Ngazidja Comorian :
utwahirisha
— free someone from guilt or sin
Dutch :
reinigen
— free someone from guilt or sin
Esperanto :
senpekigi
— free someone from guilt or sin
Esperanto :
pekliberigi
— free someone from guilt or sin
French :
purifier
— free someone from guilt or sin
German :
rein machen
— free someone from guilt or sin
Gothic :
𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽
(hrainjan)
— free someone from guilt or sin
Greek :
εξαγνίζω
(exagnízo)
— free someone from guilt or sin
Ancient Greek :
ἁγνίζω
(hagnízō)
— free someone from guilt or sin
Hungarian :
megtisztít
— free someone from guilt or sin
Hungarian :
feloldoz
— free someone from guilt or sin
Sanskrit :
पवयति
(pavayati)
— free someone from guilt or sin
Swahili :
kusafisha
— free someone from guilt or sin