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noun
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
noun
- The act or process of contaminating.
- (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
- (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- (textual criticism) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
- Something which contaminates.
- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
- a substance that contaminates
- the state of being contaminated
noun
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- (software engineering) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- A fine or subtle distinction.
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A luxury.
- the result of improving something
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
noun
- An act or instance of purging.
- An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
- Something which or someone who purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
- A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".
- (medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.
- A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
verb
- (intransitive) To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
- (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
- (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- (transitive, medicine) To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
- (transitive) To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
- (transitive, law) To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
- (transitive) To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
- (intransitive) To become pure, as by clarification.
- (transitive) To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
- (transitive) To trim, dress, or prune.
- (transitive) To forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.
- (transitive) To forcibly remove people by an organization.
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- rid of impurities
- oust politically
- make pure or free from sin or guilt
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- clear of a charge
- excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
verb
- To make (something) impure; to contaminate.
- To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
- To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
- To damage (a person or their reputation); to sully, to tarnish.
- (also figuratively) Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.
- Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.
- (figuratively) To become contaminated or impure.
- To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- To make (a matter, etc.) more complicated or unclear; to make a mess of (something).
- To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.
- cause to become muddy
- make turbid
- dirty with mud
adj
- Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
- Of light: cloudy, opaque.
- (euphemistic) Soiled with feces.
- Of an image: blurry or dim.
- Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
- Not clear.
- Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
- Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
- (chiefly literary, poetic) Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
- Dirty, filthy.
- Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
- dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
- (of soil) soft and watery
noun
noun
- The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
- The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
- purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
noun
- An act or process of refilling.
- Refuelling, fuel to refill an empty fuel tank (of a vehicle or machine) or other fuel container.
- An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.
- A product intended to replace the used contents of a container or the exhausted supply of a device.
- (medicine, pharmacy) A repeat of a prescription.
- a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
- a prescription drug that is provided again
verb
verb
- To purify or refine (something).
- (by extension) To heat (something) to dry and sterilize it.
- To burn up (something) completely; to incinerate; hence, to destroy (something).
- (physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
- (intransitive, physical chemistry) Of a substance: to undergo heating so as to oxidize it.
- (alchemy, historical) To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it.
- heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
noun
verb
noun
- the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
- the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
- By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
- The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
verb
- (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- (figurative, intransitive) To bleed; to seep.
- (intransitive) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
noun
noun
- the condition of being impure
- The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
- worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
- A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
- A component or additive that renders something else impure.
noun
- The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
- The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
- (in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
- (journalism) A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
- An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
verb
- (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
- (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
- (transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
- (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. Also used figuratively.)
- (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- (transitive, in particular) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
- (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
- (intransitive, with "in") To be established in a profession or in employment.
- (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
- (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
- (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
- (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
- (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
- (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
- (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
- (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
- (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
- (British, dialectal) To silence, especially by force.
- (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
- (transitive) To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
- To kill.
- (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
- (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
- (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
- (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
- (ambitransitive) Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
- (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
- (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
- (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- form a community
- come to terms
- sink down or precipitate
- end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
- arrange or fix in the desired order
- go under
- become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
- make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- take up residence and become established
- cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- fix firmly
- dispose of; make a financial settlement
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- come as if by falling
- become clear by the sinking of particles
- come to rest
- establish or develop as a residence
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
noun
verb
- (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- (intransitive) To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- (ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- (transitive) To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- (transitive) To make nice or subtle.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
noun
- (proscribed) The act of defusing.
- (psychology, neologism) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
- Misspelling of diffusion.
noun
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- The direction of attention to a specific object.
- (physical chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
- The matching game pelmanism.
- The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
- The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
- The proportion of a substance in a whole.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- bringing together military forces
- the spatial property of being crowded together
- increase in density
- great and constant diligence and attention
- strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
- the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
noun
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
noun
- The act or process of contaminating.
- (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
- (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- (textual criticism) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
- Something which contaminates.
- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
- a substance that contaminates
- the state of being contaminated
noun
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- (software engineering) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- A fine or subtle distinction.
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A luxury.
- the result of improving something
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
noun
- An act or instance of purging.
- An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
- Something which or someone who purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
- A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".
- (medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.
- A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
verb
- (intransitive) To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
- (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
- (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- (transitive, medicine) To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
- (transitive) To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
- (transitive, law) To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
- (transitive) To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
- (intransitive) To become pure, as by clarification.
- (transitive) To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
- (transitive) To trim, dress, or prune.
- (transitive) To forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.
- (transitive) To forcibly remove people by an organization.
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- rid of impurities
- oust politically
- make pure or free from sin or guilt
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- clear of a charge
- excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
noun
- The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
- The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
- purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
noun
- An act or process of refilling.
- Refuelling, fuel to refill an empty fuel tank (of a vehicle or machine) or other fuel container.
- An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.
- A product intended to replace the used contents of a container or the exhausted supply of a device.
- (medicine, pharmacy) A repeat of a prescription.
- a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
- a prescription drug that is provided again
verb
noun
- the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
- the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
- By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
- The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
noun
- the condition of being impure
- The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
- worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
- A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
- A component or additive that renders something else impure.
noun
- The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
- The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
- (in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
- (journalism) A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
- An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
noun
- (proscribed) The act of defusing.
- (psychology, neologism) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
- Misspelling of diffusion.
noun
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- The direction of attention to a specific object.
- (physical chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
- The matching game pelmanism.
- The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
- The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
- The proportion of a substance in a whole.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- bringing together military forces
- the spatial property of being crowded together
- increase in density
- great and constant diligence and attention
- strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
- the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
verb
- To make (something) impure; to contaminate.
- To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
- To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
- To damage (a person or their reputation); to sully, to tarnish.
- (also figuratively) Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.
- Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.
- (figuratively) To become contaminated or impure.
- To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- To make (a matter, etc.) more complicated or unclear; to make a mess of (something).
- To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.
- cause to become muddy
- make turbid
- dirty with mud
adj
- Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
- Of light: cloudy, opaque.
- (euphemistic) Soiled with feces.
- Of an image: blurry or dim.
- Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
- Not clear.
- Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
- Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
- (chiefly literary, poetic) Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
- Dirty, filthy.
- Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
- dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
- (of soil) soft and watery
noun
verb
- To purify or refine (something).
- (by extension) To heat (something) to dry and sterilize it.
- To burn up (something) completely; to incinerate; hence, to destroy (something).
- (physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
- (intransitive, physical chemistry) Of a substance: to undergo heating so as to oxidize it.
- (alchemy, historical) To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it.
- heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
noun
verb
verb
- (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- (figurative, intransitive) To bleed; to seep.
- (intransitive) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
noun
verb
- (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
- (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
- (transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
- (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. Also used figuratively.)
- (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- (transitive, in particular) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
- (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
- (intransitive, with "in") To be established in a profession or in employment.
- (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
- (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
- (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
- (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
- (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
- (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
- (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
- (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
- (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
- (British, dialectal) To silence, especially by force.
- (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
- (transitive) To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
- To kill.
- (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
- (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
- (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
- (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
- (ambitransitive) Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
- (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
- (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
- (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- form a community
- come to terms
- sink down or precipitate
- end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
- arrange or fix in the desired order
- go under
- become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
- make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- take up residence and become established
- cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- fix firmly
- dispose of; make a financial settlement
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- come as if by falling
- become clear by the sinking of particles
- come to rest
- establish or develop as a residence
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
noun
verb
- (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- (intransitive) To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- (ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- (transitive) To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- (transitive) To make nice or subtle.
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying