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- pronunciation:
- pyuh
rih
faI
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
purifies, purifying, purified |
| definition: |
When you purify something, you make it completely clean or pure. When you purify water, it becomes good to drink because it doesn't have anything harmful in it.
My dad taught me how to purify stream water with a filter so we can drink it while camping.- synonyms:
- sanitize
- antonyms:
- contaminate, pollute
- similar words:
- clean, clear, disinfect, filter, refine
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| related words: |
concentrate, extract, refine, strain |
| derivations: |
purification (n.), purifier (n.) |
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