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purifying

verb , present participle of purify

Synonyms and Antonyms of purifying

1 to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially

Catholics go to confession to be purified

Synonyms of purifying

cleansing, purging, sanctifying

Words Related to purifying

amending, improving, refining

healing, regenerating, restoring

elevating, ennobling, uplifting

absolving, acquitting, clearing, exonerating, vindicating

Near Antonyms of purifying

corrupting, debasing, debauching, defiling, degrading, demeaning, depraving, perverting, staining, warping

poisoning, profaning, prostituting

sullying, tarnishing

2 to remove usually visible impurities from

purify the water by distillation

Synonyms of purifying

clarifying, clearing, distilling, filtering, fining, garbling

Words Related to purifying

processing, rectifying, refining

cleaning, cleansing, decontaminating, elutriating, purging, washing

extracting, leaching

bolting, screening, sieving, sifting

disinfecting, sanitizing

Near Antonyms of purifying

clouding, dulling, muddying

contaminating, dirtying, soiling

defiling, polluting, tainting

begriming, besmirching, fouling, sullying

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