make pure

Verb
  1. Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (synset 200476114)
    "purify the water"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
    subtypes:
    • rectify, refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
    • purge - rid of impurities
    same as: distill, purify, sublimate
    verb group: distil, distill - undergo the process of distillation

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