purify

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, make pure, sublimate
    verb group: distil, distill - undergo the process of distillation
  2. Make pure or free from sin or guilt (synset 200476750)
    "he left the monastery purified"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world
    • lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
    same as: purge, sanctify
  3. Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin (synset 200477064)
    "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

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