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Made or rendered pure or more pure
“Purified linseed oil.”
Who has been baptized
Connected with a god or religion, thereby deserving veneration
Past tense for to remove contaminants from
“Did it purify me of the last vestige of any desire that might still be hanging around?”
Past tense for to freshen the air in a space or area
“If necessary, there are special devices to purify the air in the room where you study.”
Past tense for make ceremonially clean
“They believe that bathing in the Ganges at certain holy places purifies the soul.”
Past tense for to edit out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable content from a publication
(in psychoanalytic theory) Past tense for to divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
Past tense for to baptize (someone) by immersion in water
Past tense for to wash something by rinsing or flooding with water
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