purify

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de retirer les impuretés, les polluants ou les éléments indésirables de quelque chose, le rendant pur ou propre, ou encore de le débarrasser de ce qui le souille ou le contamine.

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.

   purifier

   • 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.

   Synonymesclarifycleansedecontaminatefilterpurgerefine

   Antonymescontaminatedefilepollutetaint

2. Cleanse spirituallyC1formal

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

   purifier spirituellement

   • 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.

   Synonymesabsolvecleansepurgesanctifyshrive

   Antonymescontaminatecorruptdefilepollutetaint

3. Become clean or pureC1formal

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

   se purifier

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

   Synonymesclarifycleanclearrefine

   Antonymescontaminatedefilepollutesoiltaint