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n. the product of vaporization of a solid

v. direct energy or urges into useful activities

v. vaporize and then condense right back again

v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

rarefy, sublimate, subtilize

v. make more subtle or refined

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sublimate

adj. made pure

decontaminate

v. rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

disinfect

v. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"

sanitize, sanitise

v. make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"

sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise

v. make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

puree, strain

v. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

complete

v. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"

denazify

v. free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified"

absolve, justify, free

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

excise

v. remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

shorten

v. make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

uncontaminated

adj. not corrupted by contact or association; "there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world"

uncontaminated, unpolluted

adj. free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake"

clean, clear, light, unclouded

adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

fine

adj. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"

native

adj. as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed

adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

unadulterated

adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

unalloyed

adj. free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"

uncorrupted, undefiled

adj. (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks

impure

adj. combined with extraneous elements

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