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-derivedCommon 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.