Meaning
to purify, to cleanse
- to remove impurities, contaminants, or pollutants from something
- to cleanse spiritually or morally
In a sentence
Questo filtro serve a purificare l'acqua del rubinetto.
This filter is used to purify tap water.
Le piante in casa aiutano a purificare l'aria.
Houseplants help purify the air.
Il dispositivo non purifica l'ambiente in modo efficace.
The device does not purify the room effectively.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| purificare | infinitive |
| purifico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| purifichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| purifica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| purifichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| purificate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| purificano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| purificavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| purificavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| purificava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| purificavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| purificavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| purificavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| purificai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| purificasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| purificò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| purificammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| purificaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| purificarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| purificherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| purificherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| purificherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| purificheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| purificherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| purificheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| purifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| purifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| purifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| purifichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| purifichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| purifichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| purificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| purificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| purificasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| purificassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| purificaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| purificassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| purificherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| purificheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| purificherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| purificheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| purifichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| purificherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| purifica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| purifichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| purificate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| purificando | gerund |
| purificato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' transitively; reflexive 'purificarsi' takes 'essere'.
- Spelling note: inserts 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (purifichi, purificherò).