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The filter can purify the water.
What does Purify mean?
purify means to make clean by removing unwanted materials.
Dictionary definition
To make something clean by removing unwanted materials.
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The science activity showed one way to purify a sample.
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To purify something, people often separate what is useful from what should be removed.
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WordPurify.
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Meaningpurify means to make clean by removing unwanted materials.
ExampleExample: The filter can purify the water.
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- pyoor · uh · fy
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- pyoor
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- fy
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- Put a little extra energy on pyoor.
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Synonyms
Words like Purify
cleanTo remove dirt or unwanted material.
filterTo pass something through a material that removes parts.
Antonyms
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polluteTo make something dirty or harmful.
contaminateTo make something impure or unsafe.
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Word family
Purify word family
Base word
pure
verb
purify
To make something pure or clean.
adjective
purified
Made clean by removing unwanted materials.
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