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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pu•ri•fy /ˈpyʊrəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. - to make pure; free from anything that pollutes or contaminates.
- to free from extra or objectionable elements.
pu•ri•fi•ca•tion /ˌpyʊrəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] pu•ri•fi•er, n. [countable]See -pur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pu•ri•fy (pyŏŏr′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. - to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates:to purify metals.
- to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements:to purify a language.
- to free from guilt or evil.
- to clear or purge (usually fol. by of or from).
- Religionto make clean for ceremonial or ritual use.
v.i. - to become pure.
- Latin pūrificāre. See pure, -ify
- Middle French purifier
- Middle English purifien 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purify /ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)- to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
- (transitive) to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
- (transitive) to make clean, as in a ritual, esp the churching of women after childbirth
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French purifier, from Late Latin pūrificāre to cleanse, from pūrus pure + facere to makeˌpurifiˈcation n purificatory /ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ/ adj |