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Another word for purify

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Verb

  1. To make or become clear by the removal of impurities

    See also:

    clean

  2. To free from sin, guilt, or defilement

    See also:

    religion

    clean

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Another word for purify

Verb

  1. To cleanse

    See also:

    clean

  2. To absolve

    See also:

    forgive

    excuse

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Sentence Examples

  • Water isn't free; someone is paying a bill to purify the water that comes through that fountain.

  • Then change it, purify thyself; and as thou art purified, thou wilt gain wisdom.

  • They are then pressed in a large powerful screw-press, and the oily matter which flows out is caught, mixed with an equal proportion of water, and boiled to purify it from mucilaginous and albuminous matter.

  • Incidentally he desires also to purify the heart from other violent passions which corrupt it and mar its peace.

  • The claim that Apollo can in every case purify from sin is met by Athens with a counterclaim on behalf of the state.

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