Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 reinigen
, 🇪🇸 purificar
, 🇮🇹 purificare
, 🇵🇹 purificar
, 🇨🇳 使纯净
, 🇯🇵 浄化する
, 🇰🇷 순화하다
, 🇸🇦 تنقير
, 🇮🇳 शुद्ध करना
Usage Examples
- Je filtre l'eau pour la purifier.
- Les filtres à air purifient l'air dans la maison.
- Il a besoin de purifier son esprit après la journée stressante.
Etymology
French *purifier* comes from Latin *purificāre*, a compound of *purus* “pure” and the verbal suffix *‑facere* “to make”. It entered Old French in the 13th century as *purifier*, preserving the sense “to make pure”. The modern spelling with the ‑ier ending follows the regular French infinitive pattern from Latin ‑āre.
Synonyms
nettoyer
décontaminer
désinfecter
clarifier
purger
dégager
raffiner
Antonyms
contaminer
polluer
encrasser
empirer
détériorer