· remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
Synonym(s): sublimate, make_pure, distill
Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
· make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
Hypernym(s): change