"purify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpjɔːɹɪfaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/ [General-American], /ˈpjɝɪfaɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-purify.wav [Southern-England] Forms: purifies [present, singular, third-person], purifying [participle, present], purified [participle, past], purified [past]
Etymology: From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pewH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|purifien}} Middle English purifien, {{m|enm|purifyen}} purifyen, {{der|en|fro|purifier}} Old French purifier, {{m|fro|purifiier}} purifiier, {{der|en|la|pūrificō|pūrificō, pūrificāre}} Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, {{m|la|pūrus|t=pure; clean}} pūrus (“pure; clean”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} purify (third-person singular simple present purifies, present participle purifying, simple past and past participle purified)
  1. (transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities. Tags: transitive Translations (cleanse something of impurities): 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (muc̣'urbiyesun) (Aghwan), καθαρίζω (katharízō) (Ancient Greek), ἁγνίζω (hagnízō) (Ancient Greek), صَفَّى (ṣaffā) (Arabic), զտել (ztel) (Armenian), glanaat (Breton), пречиствам (prečistvam) (Bulgarian), purificar (Catalan), 使純淨 (Chinese Mandarin), 使纯净 (shǐ chúnjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 使潔淨 (Chinese Mandarin), 使洁净 (shǐ jiéjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 純化 (Chinese Mandarin), 纯化 (chúnhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), zuiveren (Dutch), q-b-H-W15 (qbḥ) (Egyptian), purigi (Esperanto), puhdistaa (Finnish), kirkastaa (english: alcoholic drinks) (Finnish), purifier (French), purificâ (Friulian), purificar (Galician), reinigen (German), 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hrainjan) (Gothic), εξαγνίζω (exagnízo) (Greek), טיהר (tihér) (Hebrew), megtisztít (Hungarian), purigar (Ido), íonaigh (Irish), íonghlan (Irish), purificare (Italian), បន្សុទ្ធ (bɑnsot) (Khmer), purifico (Latin), abluō (Latin), whakaparakore (Maori), whakahoromata (Maori), शुद्ध बनाउनु (śuddha banāunu) (Nepali), निर्मलीकरण (nirmalīkaraṇ) (Nepali), خالص کردن (xâles kardan) (Persian), پالودن (pâludan) (Persian), purifiché (Piedmontese), purificar (Portuguese), очища́ть (očiščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), очи́стить (očístitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), पवयति (pavayati) (Sanskrit), purificar (Spanish), takasa (Swahili), rena (Swedish), ทำให้บริสุทธิ์ (Thai), ชำระล้าง (Thai), ལྷད་མེད་བཟོས (lhad med bzos) (Tibetan), arınmak (Turkish), puro (Welsh), pureiddio (Welsh), glanhau (Welsh), coethi (Welsh), teru (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-purify-en-verb-5MJpd0Xf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 16 7 Disambiguation of 'cleanse something of impurities': 93 5 2
  2. (transitive) To free from guilt or sin. Tags: transitive Translations (free someone from guilt or sin): 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (muc̣'urbiyesun) (Aghwan), ἁγνίζω (hagnízō) (Ancient Greek), reinigen (Dutch), senpekigi (Esperanto), pekliberigi (Esperanto), purifier (French), rein machen (German), 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hrainjan) (Gothic), megtisztít (Hungarian), feloldoz (Hungarian), utwahirisha (Ngazidja Comorian), पवयति (pavayati) (Sanskrit), kusafisha (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-purify-en-verb-00jrHiSi Disambiguation of 'free someone from guilt or sin': 3 96 1
  3. (intransitive) To become pure. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-purify-en-verb-Ob-KsqZZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lustrate (alt: esp. by lustration), luster [obsolete] Derived forms: copurify Related terms: puritan

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          "word": "טיהר"
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          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "megtisztít"
        },
        {
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "purigar"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "íonaigh"
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        },
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          "roman": "bɑnsot",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "បន្សុទ្ធ"
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          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "purifico"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "abluō"
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          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "whakaparakore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "whakahoromata"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "śuddha banāunu",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "शुद्ध बनाउनु"
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          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "nirmalīkaraṇ",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "निर्मलीकरण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "xâles kardan",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "خالص کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "pâludan",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "پالودن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "pms",
          "lang": "Piedmontese",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "purifiché"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "purificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "očiščátʹ",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "очища́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "očístitʹ",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "очи́стить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "pavayati",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "पवयति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "purificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "takasa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "rena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "ทำให้บริสุทธิ์"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "ชำระล้าง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "lhad med bzos",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "ལྷད་མེད་བཟོས"
        },
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "arınmak"
        },
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          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "puro"
        },
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          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "pureiddio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "glanhau"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "coethi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 5 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
          "word": "teru"
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          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "xag",
          "lang": "Aghwan",
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          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "reinigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "senpekigi"
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          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "pekliberigi"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "purifier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "rein machen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "hrainjan",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hagnízō",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "ἁγνίζω"
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          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "megtisztít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "feloldoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
          "word": "utwahirisha"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
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          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
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          "_dis1": "3 96 1",
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          "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
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        }
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        "To become pure."
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        "(intransitive) To become pure."
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pewH-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "past"
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
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          "ref": "2020 May 4, “Young Practitioners Should Carefully Read “How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World””, in Minghui",
          "text": "The modern arts deviate from the standards set forth by the divine—art should be used to purify one’s heart and improve one’s morality.",
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        }
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        "To cleanse, or rid of impurities."
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          "cleanse"
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          "rid",
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        "(transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities."
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        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To free from guilt or sin."
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          "free"
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        [
          "guilt",
          "guilt"
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        [
          "sin",
          "sin"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To free from guilt or sin."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "English intransitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To become pure."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become pure."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpjɔːɹɪfaɪ/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpjɝɪfaɪ/",
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        "General-American"
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      "word": "lustrate"
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    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "muc̣'urbiyesun",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣaffā",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "صَفَّى"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ztel",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "զտել"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "glanaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prečistvam",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "пречиствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "使純淨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǐ chúnjìng",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "使纯净"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "使潔淨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǐ jiéjìng",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "使洁净"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "純化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chúnhuà",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "纯化"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "zuiveren"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "qbḥ",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "q-b-H-W15"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "puhdistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "alcoholic drinks",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "kirkastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purificâ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "reinigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hrainjan",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exagnízo",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "εξαγνίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "katharízō",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "καθαρίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hagnízō",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "ἁγνίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tihér",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "טיהר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "megtisztít"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "íonaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "íonghlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑnsot",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "បន្សុទ្ធ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purifico"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "abluō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "whakaparakore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "whakahoromata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "śuddha banāunu",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "शुद्ध बनाउनु"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "nirmalīkaraṇ",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "निर्मलीकरण"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xâles kardan",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "خالص کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pâludan",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "پالودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purifiché"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očiščátʹ",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "очища́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očístitʹ",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "очи́стить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "pavayati",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "पवयति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "purificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "takasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "rena"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "ทำให้บริสุทธิ์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "ชำระล้าง"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "lhad med bzos",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "ལྷད་མེད་བཟོས"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "arınmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "pureiddio"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "glanhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "coethi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cleanse something of impurities",
      "word": "teru"
    },
    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "muc̣'urbiyesun",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "reinigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "senpekigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "pekliberigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "purifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "rein machen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hrainjan",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hagnízō",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "ἁγνίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "megtisztít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "feloldoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "utwahirisha"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "pavayati",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "पवयति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "free someone from guilt or sin",
      "word": "kusafisha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purify"
}

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