repurify
verb[T]
(alsore-purify)uk/ˌriːˈpjʊə.rɪ.faɪ/usto make somethingpureagain, usually byremovingunwantedsubstancesfrom it:
Thesecompaniesareliterallyrepurifyingcleanwaterandsellingit to us inplasticpackaging.
Achemistwill use theproducttodistilland repurifysolvents.
- Thebloodsampleswere repurified andtheirqualitywasexamined.
- Thetechnologyis now used todesalinateand repurify groundwater.
- Theceremonialeventinvolvedaritualhuntand asacrifice,ceremoniesthat thepeoplebelievedwould repurify theearth.
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- high-touch
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purifier
- purify
- rinse
- scrub
- sponge
- steam-clean
- sterilizing
- swill
- wash(something)out
- washsomethingdown