pɝdʒ pɜːdʒ ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ ˈsʌblɪmeɪt remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation purify the water make pure or free from sin or guilt he left the monastery purified become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify