purifies

Meaning of purifies

verb, 3rd person present
  1. remove contaminants from.
    the filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day
    they set out to purify art by reviving the spirit and style of early religious painting

Middle English: from Old French purifier, from Latin purificare, from purus ‘pure’.

Information about purifies

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of purifies is: purify.
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Hyphenation of purifies

pu-ri-fies

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • purifies is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

purifies synonyms

Meaning make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from:

clean

Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:

refine

Meaning make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean:

cleanse

Meaning neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person):

decontaminate

Meaning pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material:

filter

Meaning put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve:

sieve

Meaning force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort:

strain

Meaning put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles:

sift

Meaning melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids:

clarify

Meaning remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from:

clear

Meaning make (something) newer, cleaner, or more attractive:

freshen

Meaning remove or conceal an unpleasant smell in:

deodorize

Meaning (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour:

boil

Meaning purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid:

distil

Meaning make clean and hygienic; disinfect:

sanitize

Meaning clean (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria:

disinfect

Meaning make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms:

sterilize

Meaning subject (milk, wine, or other products) to a process of partial sterilization, especially one involving heat treatment or irradiation, thus making the product safe for consumption and improving its ke:

pasteurize

Meaning disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals:

fumigate

Meaning heat (something) in an autoclave:

autoclave

Meaning separate or purify (a metal) by melting it:

liquate

Meaning put right; correct:

rectify

Meaning remove harmful or poisonous substances from:

depollute

Meaning filter:

filtrate

purifies antonyms

Meaning contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances:

pollute

Meaning make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance:

contaminate

Words that rhyme with purifies

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