purify

Word family  noun purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier adjective pure ≠ impure verb purify adverb purely

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pu·ri·fy /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ $ ˈpjʊr-/ verb (purified, purifying, purifies) [transitive]  1  PUREto remove dirty or harmful substances from something 使纯净，净化 chemicals used to purify the water 用于净化水质的化学品2  RRto make someone pure by removing evil from their soul 净化〔灵魂〕 They prayed to God to purify them. 他们祈求上帝为自己涤罪。 —purification /ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌpjʊr-/ noun [uncountable] water purification tablets 净水药片→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

purify• Distillation liberated the spirits from fermented grains and fruit juices, and in time ethyl alcohol was purified.• On the contrary, they saw themselves as purifying a church that had become diluted, dehydrated, and despoiled.• The solution is purified by passing it through a carbon filter.• It should also comfort to recognize that, in the final analysis, these sums are operating to purify decision-making.• a bottle of purified linseed oil• It will separate and purify molecules ranging from a few milligrams to several grams from solution.• It has been found that houseplants help purify the air.• He purified the substance to be tested.• You can purify water by boiling and filtering it.• The system purifies water by filtering it through sand.

pu·ri·fy verbChineseSyllable  

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purify
pu‧ri‧fy /ˈpjʊərəfaɪ, ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ $ ˈpjʊr-/ verb (past tense and past participle purified, present participle purifying, third person singular purifies) [transitive]1. to remove dirty or harmful substances from something:
    chemicals used to purify the water
2. to make someone pure by removing evil from their soul:
    They prayed to God to purify them.
—purification /ˌpjʊərəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌpjʊərɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ ˌpjʊr-/ noun [uncountable]:
    water purification tablets

pur·ifyBrE /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they purify BrE /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it purifies BrE /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪz/ 🔊past simple purified BrE /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪd/ 🔊past participle purified BrE /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪd/ 🔊 -ing form purifying BrE /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make sth pure by removing substances that are dirty, harmful or not wanted 使（某物）洁净；净化◆One tablet will purify a litre of water.一丸即可净化一升水。~ sb/sth/yourself to make sb pure by removing evil from their souls 洗涤（思想）；净化（心灵）◆Hindus purify themselves by bathing in the River Ganges. 印度教徒在恒河中浸泡借以涤罪。🔊🔊~ sth (from sth) (specialist) to take a pure form of a substance out of another substance that contains it 提纯；精炼▸ puri·fi·ca·tion BrE /ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpjʊrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆a water purification plant滤水厂