1. (

• purify ,
• sublimate ,
• make_pure ,
• distill ,

) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" ;

2. (

• purify ,
• purge ,
• sanctify

) make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" ;

3. (

• purify ,

) become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" ;

1. (

• purgatorial ,
• purging ,
• purifying

) serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" ;

2. (

• purifying

) freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent" ;

3. (

• cleansing ,
• purifying

) acting like an antiseptic ;