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purifying
pu·ri·fy P0668500 (pyo͝or′ə-fī′)tr.v. pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies 1. To rid of impurities: purify water.2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements: tried to purify the party of its dissenters.3. To free from moral or spiritual defilement: rituals to purify the soul.
[Middle English purifien, from Old French purifier, from Latin pūrificāre : pūrus, clean; see pure + -ficāre, -fy.]
pu·rif′i·ca·to′ry (pyo͝o-rĭf′ĭ-kə-tôr′ē) adj.pu′ri·fi′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | purifying - serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites"purgatorial, purging | | 2. | purifying - freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent"adulterant, adulterating - making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" | | 3. | purifying - acting like an antisepticcleansingantiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" |
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Related to purifying: disillusion, emphasises, foisted, gushes, Purifying selectionSynonyms for purifyingadj serving to purge or rid of sinSynonymsadj freeing from noxious matterAntonymsadj acting like an antisepticSynonymsRelated Words |