purify

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pur·ify [purify purifies purified purifying] BrE [ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ] NAmE [ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ] verb (puri·fies, puri·fy·ing, puri·fied, puri·fied)
1. ~ sth to make sth pure by removing substances that are dirty, harmful or not wanted
•One tablet will purify a litre of water
2. ~ sb/sth/yourself to make sb pure by removing evil from their souls
•Hindus purify themselves by bathing in the river Ganges.
•to purify the soul
3. ~ sth (from sth) (technical)to take a pure form of a substance out of another substance that contains it
Derived Word: ↑purification
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French purifier, from Latin purificare, from purus ‘pure’.

Example Bank:
•One tablet will purify a litre of water in 10 minutes.
•The extract was purified by chromatography.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  purge, sanctify, sublimate, make pure, distill