Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: purify
IPA transcription: [pj'ʊɹəf,aɪ]
Pronunciations of purify
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: purify, sublimate, make_pure, distill
    Meaning: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
  • Synonyms: purify, purge, sanctify
    Meaning: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
Usage examples
  • To extract it, pour hot water on the mass, then evaporate and purify, as mentioned above.
  • It is most important because it is to purify the very fountain of the race and make the race completely free.
  • On Sabbaths they were accustomed to purify themselves, and go up into the synagogues, and sit on the benches farthest from the ark.
  • Saltpetre.--Dissolve the saltpetre that you wish to purify, in an equal measure of boiling water; a cupful of one to a cupful of the other. Strain this solution, and, letting it cool gradually, somewhat less than three-fourths of the nitre will separate in regular crystals.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Benjamin Franklin, License CC BY-SA 4.0