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Purification

The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from anything that which is impure or noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to it; as, the purification of liquors, or of metals.

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Broader term 6

Ceremony 76% connected

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the pe…

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Cleaning 76% connected

of Clean

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Cleansing 76% connected

of Cleanse

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Purgation 76% connected

The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuati…

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Purge 76% connected

To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

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Purging 76% connected

of Purge

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Narrower term 1

Rectification 76% connected

The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.

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Distill 74% connected

To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Distill 74% connected

To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

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Purify 74% connected

To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metal…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Purify 74% connected

To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metal…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rectify 74% connected

To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rectify 74% connected

To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Purgation 92% connected

The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuati…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Refinement 92% connected

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Refining 92% connected

of Refine

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