- present participle of purify.
purifying
Example Sentences
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Separating and purifying the elements from mineral deposits often requires toxic chemicals, while radioactive substances are frequently present in the same geological formations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
In purifying and perfecting their homes’ water, he says, homeowners of the future will demineralize and remineralize what comes out of the tap, and then pump it full of oxygen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"The feeling is that VAR has complicated the game, instead of purifying it," Balague added.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
I add what I remember to be the right number of drops of iodine for purifying it.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
