PURIFY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PURIFY?

Need another word that means the same as “purify”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “purify” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Purify” are: distill, make pure, sublimate, purge, sanctify, clean, refine, cleanse, decontaminate, clear, free, unburden, deliver, relieve

Purify as a Verb

Definitions of "Purify" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “purify” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.
• Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin.
• Make ceremonially clean.
• Remove contaminants from.
• Extract something from.
• Make pure or free from sin or guilt.

Synonyms of "Purify" as a verb (14 Words)

clean	Be cleanable. This stove cleans easily.
cleanse	(in biblical translations) cure (a leper). The mission to cleanse the nation of subversives.
clear	Make clear bright light or translucent. The plane rose high enough to clear the trees.
decontaminate	Rid of contamination. The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city.
deliver	Bring to a destination make a delivery. He had been able to deliver votes in huge numbers.
distill	Extract by the process of distillation. Distill the essence of this compound.
free	Free or remove obstruction from. They were freed from jail.
make pure	Engage in.
purge	Oust politically. An opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members.
refine	Make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method. Ease of access to computers has refined analysis and presentation of data.
relieve	Relieve oneself of troubling information. Relieve the pressure and the stress.
sanctify	Cause to be or seem morally right or acceptable. May God sanctify his soul.
sublimate	Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting. Libido must be sublimated into productive work activities.
unburden	Take the burden off; remove the burden from. Unburden the donkey.

Usage Examples of "Purify" as a verb

• A ritual bath to purify the soul.
• Purify the water.
• They set out to purify art by reviving the spirit and style of early religious painting.
• The filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day.
• Genomic DNA was purified from whole blood.
• The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify.

Associations of "Purify" (30 Words)

attenuate	Reduced in strength. The filter must severely attenuate frequencies above 10 Hz.
bath	You soak and wash your body in a bathtub. The bedrooms have their own bath and shower.
bathe	The act of swimming for pleasure or recreation. The park lay bathed in sunshine.
bathtub	A bath.
bless	(especially in Christian church services) call (God) holy; praise (God). She silently blessed the premonition which had made her pack her best dress.
brainwash	Submit to brainwashing indoctrinate forcibly. The propaganda brainwashed many people.
clean	Make clean by removing dirt filth or unwanted substances from. We will create a cleaner safer environment.
cleanse	Purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins. Only God Himself can cleanse us.
consecrate	Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose. The gun room was a male preserve consecrated to sport.
detoxify	Become free of harmful substances. Detoxify the soil.
dilute	Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. The reforms have been diluted.
distill	Extract by the process of distillation. The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound.
distillation	The extraction of the essential meaning or most important aspects of something. The film is a distillation of personal experiences.
glorify	Praise glorify or honor. You are glorifying a rather mediocre building.
lapidary	(of language) elegant and concise, and therefore suitable for engraving on stone. A lapidary statement.
laundry	The action or process of washing clothes and linen. I spent most of my weekend doing laundry.
lave	Cleanse (one’s body) with soap and water. The sea below laved the shore with small agitated waves.
moisten	Moisten with fine drops. She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue.
prudery	Excessive or affected modesty.
purge	A laxative. He purged all but 26 of the central committee members.
rarefy	Make more subtle or refined. As the shell continues to expand and rarefy astronomers may eventually be able to see characteristic gamma rays from the radioactivity within.
refine	Attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying. Refine paper stock.
refinery	An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance. An oil refinery.
rinse	Rinse one s mouth and throat with mouthwash. Always rinse your hair thoroughly.
sacred	(often followed by `to’) devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person. The site at Eleusis is sacred to Demeter.
sanctify	Set apart as or declare holy; consecrate. May God sanctify his soul.
shampoo	Use shampoo on hair. He smelt clean of soap and shampoo.
shower	Wash oneself in a shower. He showered her with presents.
specie	Money in the form of coins rather than notes. The Bank of England in 1795 had held around 8 million in specie.
wash	Be capable of being washed. At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.