depurate

English

Etymology

Late Latin depuratus, past participle of depurare (to purify).

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˈdɛpjʊəɹeɪt/, /ˈdiːpjʊəɹeɪt/
  • (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈdɛpjʊəɹət/

Verb

depurate (third-person singular simple present depurates, present participle depurating, simple past and past participle depurated)

  1. (transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.
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      depurate the salt
  2. (transitive) To make impure.

Adjective

depurate (comparative more depurate, superlative most depurate)

  1. (obsolete) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.

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Italian

Verb

depurate

  1. inflection of depurare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

depurate f pl

  1. feminine plural of depurato

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Spanish

Verb

depurate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of depurar combined with te
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