purify (v.)
- abate
- abrade
- absolve
- abstract
- acquit
- atone
- bate
- beatify
- bleach
- bless
- bolt
- bowdlerize
- canonize
- chasten
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- consecrate
- curtail
- decontaminate
- decrease
- dedicate
- deduct
- delouse
- depreciate
- derogate
- deterge
- detract
- devote
- diminish
- disinfect
- disparage
- distill
- drain
- dust
- edulcorate
- elute
- enshrine
- erode
- exalt
- exculpate
- excuse
- exonerate
- expiate
- expurgate
- extract
- filter
- filtrate
- forgive
- freshen
- fumigate
- glorify
- hallow
- impair
- leach
- lessen
- lustrate
- narrow
- oversimplify
- pardon
- percolate
- purge
- rectify
- redeem
- reduce
- refine
- reform
- remit
- remove
- restrain
- retrench
- saint
- sanctify
- sanitize
- scavenge
- screen
- separate
- shorten
- shrive
- sieve
- sift
- simplify
- spiritualize
- spruce
- strain
- streamline
- sublimate
- sublime
- subtract
- sweeten
- thin
- tidy
- try
- wash
- weed
- whiten
- winnow
- wipe
- withdraw