All depurate synonyms
depΒ·uΒ·rate
D d verb depurate
- uncluttered β to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: All kinds of papers cluttered the top of his desk.
- rid of β to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- wipe out β an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- forgive β to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- liquidate β to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- absolve β If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- abolish β If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- bathe β If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- scrub β to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- clear up β When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- soak β to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- dredge β Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- spruce up β trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- mop β a wry face; grimace.
- flush β a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- pick up β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- scrape β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- sweep β to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- disinfect β to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- brush β A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
- vacuum β a space entirely devoid of matter.
- dust β earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- wipe β to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- rinse β to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water: to rinse a cup.
- pick β to cast (a shuttle).
- swab β a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- lave β to wash; bathe.
- sterilize β to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- sanitize β to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- rasp β to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- neaten β to make neat: a day spent neatening the kitchen shelves.
- soap β a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- rake β inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
- cauterize β If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected.
- launder β to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- clarify β To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- scour β to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- whisk β to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- deodorize β If you deodorize something, you remove unpleasant smells from it.
- purify β to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- purge β to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- deterge β to wash or wipe away; cleanse
- edulcorate β to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- hackle β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.