depurate
English
Etymology
Late Latin depuratus, past participle of depurare (“to purify”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /ˈdɛpjʊəɹeɪt/, /ˈdiːpjʊəɹeɪt/
- IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈdɛpjʊəɹət/
Verb
depurate (third-person singular simple present depurates, present participle depurating, simple past and past participle depurated)
- (transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.
- 1663, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in Some Considerations Touching the Vsefulnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Hen[ry] Hall printer to the University, for Ric[hard] Davis, →OCLC, part I:
- depurate the salt
- (transitive) To make impure.
Derived terms
Adjective
depurate (comparative more depurate, superlative most depurate)
- (obsolete) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
depurate
- inflection of depurare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
depurate f pl
- feminine plural of depurato
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
depurate