purify

verb (purifies, purifying, purified)

• remove contaminants from:the filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day (as adjective purified)purified linseed oil figurativethey set out to purify art by reviving the spirit and style of early religious painting
• (purify something from) extract something from:genomic DNA was purified from whole blood
• make ceremonially clean:a ritual bath to purify the soul