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To cleanse, typically by removing contaminants from
“I conceive that it is very much easier to purify the waters of the Merrimac River than the waters of the Mississippi River, but I have not reached that point when I am ready to concede that the use of a coagulant is absolutely necessary.”
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.”
To make ceremonially, morally or religiously clean
“We need to purify the soul, mind, and body.”
To edit out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable content from a publication
(in psychoanalytic theory) To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
To baptize (someone) by immersion in water
To wash something by rinsing or flooding with water
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