Purify synonyms and antonyms

pyo͝or'ə-fī'

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refine
To remove by purifying.
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sanctify
To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
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clarify
To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
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beatify
Beatify is defined as to have the Pope name a deceased person one of heaven's blessed, giving them the title “Blessed” along with a public honoring.
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cleanse
To treat with a regimen intended to remove impurities and promote health:
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nourish (related)
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clear
Out of the way; completely away:
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deterge
To cleanse (a wound, etc.)
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decontaminate
To eliminate contamination in.
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heal (related)
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wash
Wash means to clean with a liquid, purify or moisten.
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forgive (related)
To show forgiveness; be inclined to forgive
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baptize
To cleanse or purify.
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chasten
To punish in order to correct or make better; chastise
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disinfect
To cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms:
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deodorize
To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).
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depurate
To cleanse or purify or become cleansed or purified.
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sublimate
To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
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edulcorate
(Rare) To free from acidity.
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purge
To remove by cleansing; clear (away, off, or out)
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filter
To pass through or as if through a filter
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redeem
To fulfill (a promise or pledge)
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pardon
To excuse or forgive (a person) for some minor fault, discourtesy, etc.
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hallow
To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
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clean (related)
(Informal) Entirely; wholly:
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excuse (related)
To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
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absolve
To grant a remission of sin to.
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distill
(Intransitive) To be manifested gently or gradually.
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exonerate
(Now rare) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
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expurgate
To expurgate is defined as to edit or remove material that is considered to be obscene or objectionable.
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rarefy
To purify or refine:
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sanitize
(Computing) to remove sensitive or personal data from a database or file before giving the public access to it
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contaminate (antonym)
The definition of contaminate is to infect, corrupt or make impure.
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pollute (antonym)
To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
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adulterate (antonym)
To spoil by adding impurities.
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dirty (antonym)
To make (something) dirty.
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corrupt (antonym)
(--- Computers) To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.
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lustrate
To purify by means of certain ceremonies
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religion (related)
To free from sin, guilt, or defilement
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make pure
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
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purification (related)
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detoxify (related)
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life-giving (related)
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fumigate
To expose to the action of fumes, esp. in order to disinfect or kill the vermin in
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purified (related)
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  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • He was weary of the rabies theologorum, and dreamed that the evangelical leaven, if tolerated, would purify the church's life and doctrine.

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