vverb.changeremove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillationTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:distill make pure purify sublimate
Derivationally Related Form:distillationsublimatepurifierpurificationpuritydistillatedistillment
Hypernyms:ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:purifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:purgerectifyrefine
Full Troponyms:purgerefine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake pure or free from sin or guiltSynset:purge purify sanctify
Examples:- he left the monastery purified
Derivationally Related Form:sanctificationpurgepurificationpuritysaintpurgation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:purifychange
Direct Hyponyms:lustratespiritualisespiritualize
Full Troponyms:lustratespiritualize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome clean or pure or free of guilt and sinExamples:- The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify
Derivationally Related Form:purification
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:purifychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adjadj.pertserving to purge or rid of sinSynset:purgatorial purging
Pertainyms:purgation
Inherited Hypernyms:purgatorial
adjadj.allfreeing from noxious matterExamples:- filtration is a purifying agent
Antonyms:adulterating
Inherited Hypernyms:purifying
Similar to:ablutionary cleansing antiseptic detergent detersive
adj satadj.allacting like an antisepticSynset:cleansing
Antonyms:septic
Inherited Hypernyms:cleansing
Similar to:antiseptic