# purify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #26,925

## Definitions
1. To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
2. To free from guilt or sin.
3. To become pure.

## Etymology
From Middle English purifien, purifyen, from Old French purifier, purifiier, from Latin pūrificō, pūrificāre, from pūrus (“pure; clean”).

## Easily confused with
- **purity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purify-vs-purity)
- **purist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purify-vs-purist)
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puri-vs-purify)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/privy-vs-purify)
- **puffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-purify)
- **purdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purdy-vs-purify)
- **purely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purely-vs-purify)
- **parity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parity-vs-purify)
- **pacify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacify-vs-purify)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ppurify`, `pruify`, `puirfy`, `purfiy`, `puriffy`, `purifyy`, `puriyf`, `purrify`, `uprify`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/purify