Purify - English meaning

noun

A strong heated container used for chemical reactions and other processes using high pressures and temperatures, e.g. steam sterilization.

Usage examples:

This sterilization is considered effective to kill all the germs and viruses of the guy before you …

verb

Heat (something) in an autoclave.

Usage examples:

This follows recent advice that dental equipment be autoclaved after consultations

verb

(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

We asked people to boil their drinking water

noun

The temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

Bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes

noun

An inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.

Usage examples:

You can use them to treat sores, bruises, cuts, boils and inflammatory skin conditions.

verb

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

The report managed to clarify the government's position

Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

verb

To make something clearer or easier to understand

Usage examples:

I hope this analysis will clarify the debate., talking it through with you has helped me to clarify…

adjective

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

Usage examples:

The room was spotlessly clean

adverb

So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter.

Usage examples:

The room had been washed clean

verb

Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from.

Usage examples:

Clean your teeth properly after meals

verb

Make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean.

Usage examples:

This preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin

noun

A process or period of time during which a person attempts to rid the body of substances regarded as toxic or unhealthy, typically by consuming only water or other liquids.

Usage examples:

You can consume the broth three times a day for a cleanse

verb

To remove all the dirt or harmful substances from something

Usage examples:

Thoroughly cleanse the wound and the area around it.

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

Usage examples:

Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

prefix

(forming verbs and their derivatives) down; away.

Usage examples:

Descend

abbreviation

Delaware (in official postal use).

verb

Neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person).

Usage examples:

They tried to decontaminate nearby villages

verb

To remove dangerous substances from something

Usage examples:

Estimates of the amount of money needed to decontaminate the heavily polluted chemical installation…

verb

Remove or conceal an unpleasant smell in.

Usage examples:

People used dried flowers to deodorize their homes

verb

To remove odours (= smells, especially unpleasant ones) from something

Usage examples:

Bicarbonate of soda (or baking soda) has many uses, from cleaning tiles to deodorising fridges., de…

verb

Clean (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria.

Usage examples:

He disinfected and dressed the cut on his forehead

verb

To clean by using chemicals to kill bacteria that cause disease

verb

Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.

Usage examples:

They managed to distil a small quantity of water

verb

To make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid

Usage examples:

Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky are made by distilling., over 80 hours of footage have …

noun

A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

Usage examples:

An oil filter

verb

Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

Usage examples:

The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun

A piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it

Usage examples:

An oil filter, a coffee filter, [ i always + adv/prep ] reports of the accident began to filter in.…

verb

Make (something) newer, cleaner, or more attractive.

Usage examples:

It didn't take long to freshen her make-up

verb

To make something more clean and pleasant

Usage examples:

These mints are supposed to freshen your breath., [ t ] she opened a window to freshen the room., […

verb

Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.

Usage examples:

We got sulphur candles to fumigate the house

verb

To remove harmful insects, bacteria, or disease, using chemical gas or smoke

Usage examples:

[ t ] we had to fumigate the house to get rid of cockroaches.

verb

Separate or purify (a metal) by melting it.

verb

Subject (milk, wine, or other products) to a process of partial sterilization, especially one involving heat treatment or irradiation, thus making the product safe for consumption and improving its keeping quality.

Usage examples:

Dairies were now required by law to pasteurize milk

verb

To heat something, esp. milk, at a high temperature for a fixed period of time in order to kill bacteria

Usage examples:

Ultra-high temperature pasteurization

verb

Put right; correct.

Usage examples:

Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later

verb

To correct or make right

Usage examples:

I hadn’t meant to cause trouble, and asked what i could do to rectify the situation.

verb

To deal with a problem or mistake so that it no longer exists

Usage examples:

How do we rectify the alarming fall in stock market performance?, rectify a problem/situation/mista…

verb

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.

Usage examples:

Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

verb

To make a substance pure by removing unwanted material

Usage examples:

Sugar and oil are refined before use., we haven’t finished refining the plan yet.

verb

To improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted

Usage examples:

Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it., engineers spent many months refining the software.

verb

Make clean and hygienic; disinfect.

Usage examples:

New chemicals for sanitizing a pool

verb

To make something completely clean

Usage examples:

The majority of public swimming pools are sanitized with chlorine., the new text sanitizes early am…

noun

A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Usage examples:

Puree the potatoes through a sieve

verb

Put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

Usage examples:

Sieve the flour and sugar together in a bowl

noun

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material

verb

Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

Usage examples:

Sift the flour into a large bowl

noun

An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important.

Usage examples:

A careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris

noun

Move as if through a sieve

verb

Make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.

Usage examples:

Babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Usage examples:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Usage examples:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.