depure

See also: dépuré, dépure, and depuré

English

Etymology

From French dépurer. See depurate.

Verb

depure (third-person singular simple present depures, present participle depuring, simple past and past participle depured)

1. (obsolete) to depurate; to purify
   • 1532-1533, Thomas More, Confutation of Tyndale's Answer

     be depured and clensed byfore that he shall be layed vppe for pure golde in the treasours of god

Related terms

• depurant
• depurative
• depuratory

References

• “depure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Dupree, Perdue, perdue, pureed, puréed

Portuguese

Verb

depure

1. inflection of depurar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈpuɾe/ [d̪eˈpu.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -uɾe
• Syllabification: de‧pu‧re

Verb

depure

1. inflection of depurar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative