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1 rense
cleanse, gut, purify, unstop* * *vb clean ( fx one's clothes, a pipe, one's nails, a wound),( skylle) rinse ( fx bottles);(F: især grundigt) cleanse ( fx a wound);( ceremonielt) cleanse; purify;(fig: for beskyldning) clear ( for of),F exculpate, exonerate ( for from);(moralsk etc) cleanse ( for of, fx guilt, iniquity, wickedness), purify, purge ( for of, fx one's mind of wicked thoughts);( tage indvoldene ud af fjerkræ også) draw ( og binde op and truss);( om spildevand også) treat;( sigte) screen, sift;( raffinere) refine ( fx petrol, sugar), rectify ( fx alcohol);(rør etc) clean out, clear;( korn) clean,(med blæser el. vind) winnow;( for radioaktivitet, giftgas) decontaminate;[ kemisk rense]( om tøj) dry-clean;[ rense luften] purify the air,(fig) clear the air;[ med præp, adv & sig:][ rense for] clear of,F rid of,( stærkere) purge of;(fig), se ovf;[ rense noget for pletter] remove stains (, spots) from something;[ rense op] clean out,( opmudre) dredge ( fx a harbour, a river);[ rense ud] clean,F cleanse;( i skov) weed, clean;( ved afføring) purge ( fx the bowels);(fig: uønskede personer etc) weed out;[ rense ud i personalet] weed out the staff,F purge the staff of undesirable elements (, incompetent persons etc);[ rense sig] clean oneself,( for beskyldning) clear oneself, clear one's name. -
2 lutre
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3 at rense
to purify
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Purify — Pu ri*fy (p[=u] r[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purified} (p[=u] r[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Purifying} (p[=u] r[i^]*f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. purifier, L. purificare; purus pure + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Pure}, and { fy}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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purify — index decontaminate, expurgate, fix (repair), meliorate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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purify — purification, n. purificatory /pyoo rif i keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. purifier, n. /pyoor euh fuy /, v., purified, purifying. v.t. 1. to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals. 2. to… … Universalium
