Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation:
— Purify the water.

synonyms: distill, make pure, sublimate.

Roget 42: render simple etc. adj.; simplify.    sift, winnow, bolt, eliminate; exclude, get rid of; clear; purify etc. (clean) 652; disentangle etc. (disjoin) 44.    ... show more

Roget 658: improve; be better, become better, get better; mend, amend.    advance etc. (progress) 282; ascend etc. 305; increase etc. 35; fructify, ripen, mature; pick up, come about, rally, take a favorable turn; turn over a new leaf, turn the corner; raise one's head, sow one's wild oats; recover etc. 660.    be better etc. adj., be improved by; turn to right account, turn to good account, turn to best account; profit by, reap the benefit of; make good use of, make capital out of; place to good account.    render better, improve, mend, amend, better; ameliorate, meliorate; correct; decrassify^†.    improve upon, refine upon; rectify; enrich, mellow, elaborate, fatten.    promote, cultivate, advance, forward, enhance; bring forward, bring on; foster etc. 707; invigorate etc. (strengthen) 159.    touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up; polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage; prune; repair etc. (restore) 660; put in order etc. (arrange) 60.    review, revise; make corrections, make improvements etc. n.; doctor etc. (remedy) 662; purify, etc. 652.    relieve, refresh, infuse new blood into, recruit.    reform, remodel, reorganize; new model.    view in a new light, think better of, appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober.    palliate, mitigate; lessen an evil etc. 36.    ... show more

Dutch: zuiveren, sublimeren

Make pure or free from sin or guilt.

synonyms: purge, sanctify.

Roget 652: be clean, render clean etc. adj.; clean, cleanse; mundify^†, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up.    wash, lave, launder, buck; absterge^†, deterge^†; decrassify^†; clear, purify; depurate^†, despumate^†, defecate; purge, expurgate, elutriate [Chem], lixiviate^†, edulcorate^†, clarify, refine, rack; filter, filtrate; drain, strain.    disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize; whitewash; castrate, emasculate.    sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep.    rout out, clear out, sweep out &c.; make a clean sweep of.    ... show more

Dutch: heiligen

Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin.