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Antonyms

adulterated, diluted, impure, mixed

[6] chaste, clean, decent, immaculate, modest—more at CHASTE

pure–blood·ed or pure–blood adjective : FULL-BLOODED

— pure·blood noun

pure·bred adjective : bred from members of a recognized breed, strain, or kind without crossbreeding over many generations

— pure·bred noun

Synonyms

full-blooded, thoroughbred

Antonyms

hybrid, mixed, mongrel

1puree noun [ORIGIN: F purée, fr. MF, fr. fem. of puré, pp. of purer to purify, strain, fr. L purare to purify]

: a paste or thick liquid suspension usu. made from finely ground cooked food; also : a thick soup made of pureed vegetables

2puree verb pu·reed; pu·ree·ing : to make a puree of

pure·ly adverb 1 a : to a full extent : TOTALLY <~ by accident>

b : WHOLLY, EXCLUSIVELY

2 : without admixture of anything injurious or foreign

3 : SIMPLY, MERELY

4 : in a chaste or innocent manner

Synonyms

chastely, modestly, righteously, virtuously; also decently, properly; priggishly, primly, prudishly

Antonyms

evilly, immorally, sinfully, wickedly

pur·ga·tion noun : the act or result of purging

1purgative adjective : purging or tending to purge

2purgative noun : a strong laxative : CATHARTIC

pur·ga·to·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification

2 : a place or state of temporary punishment

— pur·ga·tor·i·al adjective

1purge verb purged; purg·ing 1 : to cleanse or purify esp. from sin

2 : to have or cause strong and usu. repeated emptying of the bowels

3 : to get rid of

2purge noun 1 : something that purges; especially : PURGATIVE

2 : an act or result of purging; especially : a ridding of persons regarded as treacherous or disloyal

pu·ri·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing : to make or become pure

— pu·ri·fi·ca·tion noun

— pu·ri·fi·ca·to·ry adjective

— pu·ri·fi·er noun

Synonyms

sanctify; also amend, improve, refine; heal, regenerate, restore; elevate, ennoble, uplift; absolve, acquit, clear, exonerate, vindicate

clarify, clear, distill, filter—more at CLARIFY

Pu·rim noun : a Jewish holiday celebrated in February or March in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted by Haman

pu·rine noun : any of a group of bases including several (as adenine or guanine) that are constituents of DNA or RNA

pur·ism noun : rigid adherence to or insistence on purity or nicety esp. in use of words

— pur·ist noun

— pu·ris·tic adjective

pu·ri·tan noun 1 cap : a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing the ceremonies and government of the Church of England

2 : one who practices or preaches a stricter or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails

pu·ri·tan·i·cal adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality

2 : of or relating to puritans, the Puritans, or puritanism

— pu·ri·tan·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

prim, prudish, straitlaced—more at STRAITLACED

pu·ri·ty noun : the quality or state of being pure

Synonyms

chastity, modesty—more at CHASTITY

1purl verb : to knit in purl stitch

2purl noun : a stitch in knitting

3purl noun : a gentle murmur or movement (as of purling water)

4purl verb 1 : EDDY, SWIRL

2 : to make a soft murmuring sound

pur·lieu noun 1 : an outlying district : SUBURB

2 plural : the districts around a city : ENVIRONS

pur·loin verb : to take or make use of wrongfully and often by a breach of trust : STEAL

Synonyms

appropriate, filch, hook, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pocket, snitch, steal, swipe, thieve—more at STEAL

1purple adjective pur·pler; pur·plest 1 : of the color purple

2 : highly rhetorical

3 : PROFANE <~ language>

— pur·plish adjective

2purple noun 1 : a bluish red color

2 : a purple robe emblematic esp. of regal rank or authority

1purport noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, content, tenor, fr. purporter to carry, mean, purport, fr.