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To remove contaminants from
“Did it purify me of the last vestige of any desire that might still be hanging around?”
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.”
Make ceremonially clean
“They believe that bathing in the Ganges at certain holy places purifies the soul.”
To edit out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable content from a publication
To rid oneself, or a person, of something undesirable or evil
(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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