purify

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, Verunreinigungen, Schadstoffe oder unerwünschte Bestandteile aus etwas zu entfernen, um es rein oder sauber zu machen; auch im übertragenen Sinn für Läuterung oder Reinigung von Schuld, Geist oder Seele.

A verb used to indicate the act of removing impurities, contaminants, or unwanted elements from something, making it clean or pure.

1. Remove impuritiesB2formalscientific

   To remove unwanted substances or contaminants from something, often through a process like distillation or filtration.

   Reinigen

   • The water is purified through a series of filters.
   • They use a special machine to purify the air in the lab.
   • The chemist purified the compound by distillation.

   Synonymeclarifycleansedecontaminatefilterpurgerefine

   Antonymecontaminatedefilepollutetaint

2. Cleanse spirituallyC1formal

   To make something or someone free from sin, guilt, or moral impurity.

   Geistig reinigen

   • The ritual is meant to purify the soul.
   • He sought to purify his heart through meditation.
   • The ceremony was designed to purify the community of its past wrongdoings.

   Synonymeabsolvecleansepurgesanctifyshrive

   Antonymecontaminatecorruptdefilepollutetaint

3. Become clean or pureC1formal

   To become free from impurities, guilt, or sin, often through a process of self-improvement or cleansing.

   Sich reinigen

   • The water purifies as it passes through the sand.
   • Through confession, he felt his spirit purify.
   • The air purifies naturally after a rainstorm.

   Synonymeclarifycleanclearrefine

   Antonymecontaminatedefilepollutesoiltaint