Meaning
purify; clean
- to remove harmful or unwanted substances from something
- to treat water or air to make it cleaner
- to free something from unnecessary elements
In a sentence
Questo filtro depura l'acqua del rubinetto.
This filter purifies tap water.
Come si depura l'aria in casa?
How do you purify the air at home?
Il sistema non depura bene l'acqua.
The system doesn't purify the water well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| depurare | infinitive |
| depuro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| depuri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| depura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| depuriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| depurate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| depurano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| depuravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| depuravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| depurava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| depuravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| depuravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| depuravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| depurai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| depurasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| depurò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| depurammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| depuraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| depurarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| depurerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| depurerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| depurerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| depureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| depurerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| depureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| depuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| depuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| depuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| depuriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
Usage notes
- Common with acqua, aria, organismo, testo.
- In technical contexts, often means treating water or waste.
- Can be literal or figurative: depurare un testo.