DEPURATE

Etymology

Verb

depurate (third-person singular simple present depurates, present participle depurating, simple past and past participle depurated)

(transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.

(transitive) To make impure.

Adjective

depurate (comparative more depurate, superlative most depurate)

(obsolete) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.

Anagrams

• epurated, reupdate, teared up

Source: Wiktionary


Dep"u*rate, a. Etym: [LL. depuratus, p. p. of depurare to purify; L. de- + purare to purify, purus clean, pure. Cf. Depure.]

Definition: Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities. Boyle.

Dep"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depurating.]

Definition: To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to purify; to cleanse. To depurate the mass of blood. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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