depurate

American

[dep-yuh-reyt] / ˈdɛp yəˌreɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

depurated, depurating

to make or become free from impurities.

depurate British

/ ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪt /

verb

to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
obsolete to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body)

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Other Word Forms

depuration noun
depurator noun

Etymology

Origin of depurate

1610–20; < Medieval Latin dēpūrātus purified (past participle of dēpūrāre ), equivalent to Latin dē- de- pūr ( us ) pure + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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When wine has been kept some time to depurate in wooden vessels, it deposits, on the side of the vessel, a hard crust of dark coloured matter, the taste of which is sour.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832 by Various

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