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pu·ri·fy

(pyo͝or′ə-fī′)

tr.v. pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies

1. To rid of impurities: purify water.

2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements: tried to purify the party of its dissenters.

3. To free from moral or spiritual defilement: rituals to purify the soul.

[Middle English purifien, from Old French purifier, from Latin pūrificāre : pūrus, clean; see pure + -ficāre, -fy.]

pu·rif′i·ca·to′ry (pyo͝o-rĭf′ĭ-kə-tôr′ē) adj.

pu′ri·fi′er n.

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purifier

(ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə)

a device or substance that frees something of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter

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Noun

purifier - an apparatus for removing impurities

apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function

scrubber - a purifier that removes impurities from a gas

purifier

noun

Something that purifies or cleans:

clarifier, cleaner, cleanser, refiner, refinery.

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purifier

[ˈpjʊərɪfaɪəʳ] N [of air] → purificador m; [of water] → depurador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

purifier

n → Reinigungsanlage f; (= air-freshener) → Luftreiniger m

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purifier

[ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪəʳ] n (see vb) → depuratore m

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purifier

n purificador m

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