pur
Latinpure, clean, unmixed
About This Root
From Latin pūrus (pure, clean, unmixed). Covers physical and moral cleanliness: pure, purity, purify, purge (cleanse of impurities), purgatory (place of purification). Expurgate means to remove offensive content. The contrast pure/impure maps neatly from physical to moral domains.
Associated Words · 11
pure
Free from contamination or imperfection; morally clean
purely
Entirely; solely
purity
The state of being pure or clean
purge
To remove unwanted people or impurities; an act of purging
purify
To remove impurities; to cleanse from sin
purification
The process of removing impurities; a cleansing rite
impurity
The state of being impure; a contaminating substance
purgatory
A place of temporary suffering; any miserable ordeal
impure
Not pure; contaminated; morally corrupt
purified
Made clean or free from impurities
expurgate
To remove offensive or unsuitable content from a text