Purified
ˈpjʊərɪfaɪd
Definitions
2 meaningsTo cleanse from impurities or pollution; to make pure.
ˈpjʊərɪfaɪd
To remove contaminants or impurities from something.
The water undergoes a process to be purified before entering the city's water supply.
💡 Simply: Purified is like cleaning something really, really well. Imagine if you had a dirty milkshake, but you wanted to make it drinkable, and it only had good things. That's purified!
👶 For kids: Making something clean, like cleaning your hands after playing in the mud!
More Examples
Before use in the experiment, the chemicals were carefully purified.
The artist purified her paint, taking out all the excess particles for a smoother finish.
How It's Used
"The water was purified through a filtration process."
"The ritual was performed to purify the temple."
"The extracted protein was purified for research purposes."
Having been cleansed or freed from impurities; pure.
ˈpjʊərɪfaɪd
Having been made pure by the removal of contaminants or impurities.
The purified air was refreshing after the pollution.
💡 Simply: When something is purified, it's like it has gotten a super-duper bath to make it clean and good again.
👶 For kids: Made super clean, like after taking a bath!
More Examples
The purified silver was used to make jewelry.
The purified water was free of any harmful bacteria.
How It's Used
"The purified water was safe for consumption."
"The purified soul was ready for salvation."
From Middle English *purifien*, from Old French *purifier*, from Latin *purificāre* 'to make pure', from *purus* 'pure' + *facere* 'to make'.
Historically, the term has been used extensively in religious contexts for spiritual cleansing and in alchemy for refining substances.
Memory tip
Picture a person meticulously removing dirt from a glass of water until it's crystal clear.
Word Origin
"pure"