purifies

verb

Definition of purifiesnext
present tense third-person singular of purify
1
as in purges
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially Catholics go to confession to be purified

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2
as in filters
to remove usually visible impurities from purify the water by distillation

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  1. cleanses
  2. clarifies
  3. heals
  4. refines
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  • Nexxus Amino Bond Shampoo & Conditioner The Amino Bond Repair Shampoo is a sulfate-free shampoo that cleanses and removes build up from the scalp while gently nourishing strands for enhanced strength.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This essence quickly cleanses and detoxes sensitive skin to soothe it.
    Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • This fact clarifies Melton’s character.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The filing, signed by Combs, clarifies that the 55-year-old is fully aware of the ramifications of dismissing the appeal, per ABC News.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • Stretch marks happen when the skin tears and then heals.
    Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
  • When the skin heals, small scars form as stretch marks.
    Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Using the South Shore Cultural Center, a lakeshore landmark with rich historical and architectural significance, as a point of departure, Dyson extracts, reduces, and refines architectural and visual cues into geometric shapes and painterly abstractions.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • China refines approximately 90% of the world’s critical minerals used in green energy, exports a quarter of the world’s EVs, electric vehicles, and has more solar panels for use and export than the rest of the world combined.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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