purifying

(verb) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation. Synonyms: purify, sublimate, make pure, distill. Example: "Purify the water."

(verb) make pure or free from sin or guilt. Synonyms: purify, purge, sanctify. Example: "He left the monastery purified."

(verb) become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin. Synonyms: purify. Example: "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify."

(adj) serving to purge or rid of sin. Synonyms: purgatorial, purging. Example: "Purgatorial rites."

(adj) freeing from noxious matter. Synonyms: purifying (vs. adulterating). Example: "Filtration is a purifying agent."

(adj) acting like an antiseptic. Synonyms: cleansing.