PURIFY


Meaning of PURIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyu̇r-ə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English purifien, from Anglo-French purifier, from Latin purificare, from Latin purus + -ificare -ify

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

: to make pure: as

a. : to clear from material defilement or imperfection

b. : to free from guilt or moral or ceremonial blemish

c. : to free from undesirable elements

intransitive verb

: to grow or become pure or clean

• pu·ri·fi·er -ˌfī(-ə)r noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.