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