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purify

/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/

Meanings
verb
To cleanse, or rid of impurities.

Examples :

"She used a water filter to purify the river water before drinking it. "
substance chemistry process medicine environment

Related Words

Illustration confessing

confessing verb

/kənˈfɛsɪŋ/

To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

"I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!"

Illustration cleanse

cleanse noun

/klɛnz/

An act of cleansing; a purification.

"I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse."

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filter noun

/ˈfɪltə/ /ˈfɪltɚ/

A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.

"The coffee maker has a filter to separate the coffee grounds from the liquid. "

Illustration river

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

Illustration impurities

impurities noun

/ɪmˈpjʊərətiz/ /ɪmˈpjʊərəɾiz/

The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

"Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead."

Illustration safely

safely adverb

/ˈseɪfli/

In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

"The child crossed the street safely, looking both ways before stepping off the curb. "

Illustration polluted

polluted verb

/pəˈlutɪd/ /pəˈludɪd/

To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

"The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks."

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

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become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration drinking

drinking verb

/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

"He drank the water I gave him."

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."