purifies

Purifies is the third-person singular present tense of the verb purify. It denotes the action of removing contaminants, impurities, or unwanted substances from a material, substance, or system, thereby making it purer. In everyday language, it is used to describe processes or actions that render something clean or refined. The base form of the verb is purify; related forms include purify, purified (past tense and past participle), purifying (present participle).

Etymology: The word derives from Middle French purifier or directly from Latin purificare, from purus “pure” and facere “to make.”

Applications: In science and industry, purifies or purification describes processes such as filtration, distillation, crystallization, chromatography, and dialysis used to remove impurities from liquids, gases, or solids. In biology, purification refers to isolating a specific molecule, such as a protein, from a mixture. In environmental engineering, purification of water and air is essential for health and safety. In manufacturing, purification ensures product quality and compliance.

Religious and cultural contexts: Purification rituals in various traditions aim to restore spiritual or ceremonial cleanliness, sometimes using water, ashes, or other symbols. The term is also used metaphorically to describe moral or ethical refinement.

See also: purification, purifier, purifying. Note: Purify and purifies share the same root; purify is the infinitive, purifies the third-person singular present; purified and purifying are related forms.