Polyglot Dictionary

purificar

/puɾifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
purifico
preterite (eu)
purifiquei
past participle
purificado

Meaning

  1. to purify

    • Purificou a água.

      He purified the water.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

depurar

depurar is more technical, to refine or purify data, code, or a substance; purificar is more general, like purifying water or the soul.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

depurar

depurar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to purify."

Spanish

purificar

purificar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to purify."

Practice

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