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purify

🇬🇧 UK/'pjuәrifai/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make something clean by removing impurities; to free from sin or guilt.

净化,提纯;使洁净,使清白

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
purpure, clean, unmixed
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iconnector
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fysuffix
=purify

Common Collocations

  • 1.purify water净化水
  • 2.purify the air净化空气
  • 3.[purify the soul]净化灵魂
  • 4.purify blood净化血液

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Boiling water helps purify it by killing most harmful microorganisms.

  • 2.

    The monks fasted for three days to purify their minds and bodies.

  • 3.

    Activated carbon filters are commonly used to purify drinking water.

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