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Definitions for Purifier

[1] to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
[2] to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements: to purify a language.
[3] to free from guilt or evil.
[4] to clear or purge (usually followed by of or from ).
[5] to make clean for ceremonial or ritual use.
[6] to become pure.
[7] a device or substance that frees something of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
[8] to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter
[9] (tr) to free (a person, etc) from sin or guilt
[10] (tr) to make clean, as in a ritual, esp the churching of women after childbirth

Words related to Purifier

purifycleanser, disinfectant, refinery, refiner, soap, clarifier

Words nearby Purifier

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Origin of Purifier

y1250–1300; Middle English purifien < Middle French purifier < Latin pūrificāre. See pure, -ify

Other words from Purifier

pu·ri·fi·ca·tion , noun
pu·rif·i·ca·to·ry [pyoo -rif -i-kuh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /pyʊˈrɪf ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
pu·ri·fi·er , noun
non·pu·ri·fi·ca·tion , noun
non·pu·ri·fy·ing , adjective
re·pu·ri·fi·ca·tion , noun
re·pu·ri·fy , verb, re·pu·ri·fied, re·pu·ri·fy·ing.
self-pu·ri·fy·ing , adjective
un·pu·ri·fied , adjective
un·pu·ri·fy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Purifier

yC14: from Old French purifier, from Late Latin pūrificāre to cleanse, from pūrus pure + facere to make

Synonyms for Purifier

cleanser, disinfectant, refiner, refinery, soap, clarifier, cleaning agent