depurate
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dep·u·rate
(dĕp′yə-rāt′)tr. & intr.v. dep·u·rat·ed, dep·u·rat·ing, dep·u·rates
To cleanse or purify or become cleansed or purified.
[Medieval Latin dēpūrāre, dēpūrāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin pūrus, pure; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]
dep′u·ra′tion n.
dep′u·ra′tor n.
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depurate
(ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt)vb
1. to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
2. (Physiology) obsolete to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body)
[C17: from Medieval Latin dēpūrāre, from Latin de- + pūrāre to purify; see pure]
ˌdepuˈration n
ˈdepuˌrator n
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Past participle: depurated
Gerund: depurating
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