purify — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To cleanse, or rid of impurities.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The modern arts deviate from the standards set forth by the divine—art should be used to purify one’s heart and improve one’s morality.

2. To free from guilt or sin.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To become pure.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Verb

1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

   Synonyms

   sublimatemake puredistilldistil

   Broader terms

   betterimproveamendamelioratemeliorate

   Examples

   purify the water

2. make pure or free from sin or guilt

   Synonyms

   purgesanctify

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   he left the monastery purified

3. become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

   Broader terms

   change

   Examples

   The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify