depurate

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depurate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Depurate \Dep"u*rate\, a. [LL. depuratus, p. p. of depurare to
     purify; L. de- + purare to purify, purus clean, pure. Cf.
     Depure.]
     Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities. --Boyle.
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  Depurate \Dep"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depurated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Depurating.]
     To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence;
     to purify; to cleanse.
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           To depurate the mass of blood.           --Boyle.
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