purify

• 动词，表示去除某物中的杂质、污染物或不需要的成分，使其变得纯净或干净。

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.

   净化

   • 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.

   同义词clarifycleansedecontaminatefilterpurgerefine

   反义词contaminatedefilepollutetaint

2. Cleanse spirituallyC1formal

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

   心灵净化

   • 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.

   同义词absolvecleansepurgesanctifyshrive

   反义词contaminatecorruptdefilepollutetaint

3. Become clean or pureC1formal

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

   净化

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

   同义词clarifycleanclearrefine

   反义词contaminatedefilepollutesoiltaint