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DEPURATES
Verb
depurates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
Anagrams
• depasture, reupdates, superated
Source: Wiktionary
DEPURATE
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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