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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Purify \Pu"ri*fy\ (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Purified (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Purifying (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[imac]"[i^]ng).] [F. purifier, L.
     purificare; purus pure + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
     Pure, and -fy.]
     1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture,
        or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious
        matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the
        blood; to purify the air.
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     2. Hence, in figurative uses:
        (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify
            the heart.
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                  And fit them so
                  Purified to receive him pure.     --Milton.
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        (b) To free from ceremonial or legal defilement.
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                  And Moses took the blood, and put it upon the
                  horns of the altar, . . . and purified the
                  altar.                            --Lev. viii.
                                                    15.
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                  Purify both yourselves and your captives. --
                                                    Num. xxxi. 19.
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        (c) To free from improprieties or barbarisms; as, to
            purify a language. --Sprat.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Purify \Pu"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purified; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Purifying.] [F. purifier, L. purificare; purus pure +
     -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Pure, and -fy.]
     1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture,
        or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious
        matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the
        blood; to purify the air.
  
     2. Hence, in figurative uses:
        (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify
            the heart.
  
                  And fit them so Purified to receive him pure.
                                                    --Milton.
        (b) To free from ceremonial or legal defilement.
  
                  And Moses took the blood, and put it upon the
                  horns of the altar, . . . and purified the
                  altar.                            --Lev. viii.
                                                    15.
  
                  Purify both yourselves and your captives. --
                                                    Num. xxxi. 19.
        (c) To free from improprieties or barbarisms; as, to
            purify a language. --Sprat.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  purifying
       adj 1: serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" [syn: purgatorial,
               purging]
       2: freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying
          agent" [ant: adulterating]
       3: acting like an antiseptic [syn: cleansing]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  purifying
     n.
     An act of purification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purify nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  purifying
     n.
     An act of purification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purify nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  purifying
     n.
     An act of purification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purify nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  purifying
     n.
     An act of purification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purify nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  purifying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en purify ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb purify)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Purifying /pjˈʊəɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
  التنقية

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  purifying /pjˈʊəɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ 
  čištění