Purify Purification Pure Water Make Removing Substances Purified
"Purify" is a verb meaning to make something pure by removing harmful, dirty, or inferior substances. It can also refer to making someone pure by removing evil from their souls.
[VERB 动词]使纯净;净化 If you purify a substance, you make it pure by removing any harmful, dirty, or inferior substances from it.
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I take wheat and yeast tablets daily to purify the blood...
我每天服用干酵母片以净化血液。
Only purified water is used.
只使用纯净水。
purification
...a water purification plant.
水净化工厂
Oxford
pur·ify/ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ; NAmEˈpjʊrɪfaɪ/verb(puri·fies,puri·fy·ing,puri·fied,puri·fied)1purifysth to make sth pure by removing substances that are dirty, harmful or not wanted 使(某物)洁净;净化◆One tablet will purify a litre of water.一颗丸即可净化一升水。2purifysb/sth/yourself to make sb pure by removing evil from their souls 洗涤(思想);净化(心灵)◆Hindus purify themselves by bathing in the river Ganges.印度教徒在恒河中浸泡藉以涤罪。3purifysth (from sth) ( technical 术语) to take a pure form of a substance out of another substance that contains it 提纯;精炼▶puri·fi·ca·tionpurificationpurifications/ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌpjʊrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]◆a water purification plant滤水厂purifypurifiespurifiedpurifyingpur·ify/ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ; NAmEˈpjʊrɪfaɪ/puri·fi·ca·tion/ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌpjʊrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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purifypu‧ri‧fy /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ $ ˈpjʊr-/ verb (past tense and past participle purified, present participle purifying, third person singular purifies) [transitive]
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1to remove dirty or harmful substances from something: chemicals used to purify the water2to make someone pure by removing evil from their soul: They prayed to God to purify them.—purification /ˌpjʊərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌpjʊr-/ noun [uncountable]: water purification tablets
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purify
[ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ]purified, purifying, purifies
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purified[787] purifying[307]
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vt.净化;使纯净
vi.净化;变纯净
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