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- [dep-yuh-reyt]
- /ˈdɛp yəˌreɪt/
- /ˈde.pjʊ.reɪt/
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- [dep-yuh-reyt]
- /ˈdɛp yəˌreɪt/
Definitions of depurate word
- verb depurate to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified 3
- verb depurate to promote the elimination of waste products from (the body) 3
- verb transitive depurate to purify 3
- noun depurate To remove impurities from; to purify. 1
- adjective depurate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities. 0
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Origin of depurate
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Medieval Latin dēpūrātus purified (past participle of dēpūrāre), equivalent to Latin dē- de- pūr(us) pure + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Depurate
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adjective
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depurate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for depurate
verb depurate
- rarefy — to make rare or rarer; make less dense: to rarefy a gas.
- distill — to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
- filter — any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- refine — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
Antonyms for depurate
verb depurate
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- soil — the act or fact of soiling.
- muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
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