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to purify
01
to clean and improve the quality of a substance by removing impurities and increasing its concentration
Transitive: to purify a substance
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
purify
3rd person singular
purifies
Present participle
purifying
Past simple
purified
Past participle
purified
Examples
In the lab, students learn how to purify solvents by distillation in organic chemistry experiments.
02
to remove guilt, moral flaws, or impurities from someone or something
Transitive: to purify a person or their spirits
Examples
The ritual was designed to purify the soul and restore inner peace.
03
to undergo a process of becoming free from impurities or morally flawless
Intransitive
Examples
Over time, her intentions seemed to purify, becoming selfless and genuine.
