purify

Verb

Verb Forms: purified, purifying, purifies

To make pure; to remove contaminants or impurities from something.
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- "purify the water"
make pure or free from sin or guilt
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
- "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
To free from guilt or sin.
To become pure.

Examples

He aimed to PURIFY his tile rack by trading away all his duplicate letters.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).

Synonyms

distill, make pure, purge, sanctify, sublimate, luster, lustrate

Antonyms

defile

Scrabble Score: 14

purify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
purify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
purify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

purify: valid Words With Friends Word