purify
/ˈpjʊərɪfʌɪ/
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American sound/ˈpjʊərɪfʌɪ/
purify
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Final y vowel sound
pu - ri - fy -> purify
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) သန့်ရှင်းစေသည်။ချေးချွတ်သည်။
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purify /'pjƱǝrÇfaÇ/ v (pt, pp -fied )
(က) ~ sth (of sth) သန့်စင် သည်။ the water is purified as it passes through the rock. ❍ Water-purifying tablets ❍ purified air ❍ The soil has to be purified of all bacteria.
(ခ) (ဘာသာထုံးတမ်းအရ) မကောင်းမှု ဒုစရိုက်တို့ကို ခဝါချသည်၊ သန့်စင်သည်။ Hindus purify themselves by bathing in the river Ganges.
❏ purification /pjƱǝrÇfÇ'keÇʃn/ n [U] သန့်စင်ခြင်း။ a water-purification plant ❍ the purification of souls.
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Synonyms
cleanse, disinfect, sanitize, decontaminate, clean, get rid of impurities, distil, filter, absolve, aerate, aerify, atone, chasten, clarify, clear, deodorize, depurate, deterge, distill, edulcorate, elutriate, exculpate, exonerate, expiate, fumigate, lustrate, oxygenate, purge, rarify, redeem, refine, remit, sanctify, shrive, sterilize, sublimate, wash
Antonyms
adulterate, blame, charge, condemn, contaminate, corrupt, dirty, encourage, hold, incriminate, keep, pollute, sentence, soil
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