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  • 91wager of law — Compurgation Com pur*ga tion, n. [L. compurgatio, fr. compurgare to purify wholly; com + purgare to make pure. See Purge, v. t.] 1. (Law) The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man s veracity by the oath of others; called also {wager… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 92depurant — 1. An agent or means used to effect purification. 2. An agent that promotes the excretion and removal of waste material. [L. de intens. + puro, pp. atus, to make pure] * * * dep·u·rant (depґu rənt) 1. cleansing or purifying. 2. an agent that …

    Medical dictionary

  • 93chastise — (v.) c.1300, chastisen, from O.Fr. chastiier (12c.) to warn, advise, instruct; chastize, admonish; punish; dominate, tame (Mod.Fr. chátier), from L. castigare to set or keep right, to reprove, chasten, to punish, lit. to make pure (see CASTIGATE… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 94wildfire — To fire people like wild. Popular in days of the demise of dot coms. To be used properly, should not make pure grammatical sense. [Attributed to A.Ressi] If you guys don t get your act together, it s going to be wildfire in here …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 95wildfire — To fire people like wild. Popular in days of the demise of dot coms. To be used properly, should not make pure grammatical sense. [Attributed to A.Ressi] If you guys don t get your act together, it s going to be wildfire in here …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 96purified — pu·ri·fy || pjÊŠrɪfaɪ / pjÊŠÉ™r v. sanctify, make pure, expiate sins; cleanse, remove dirt or contamination …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 97purifies — pu·ri·fy || pjÊŠrɪfaɪ / pjÊŠÉ™r v. sanctify, make pure, expiate sins; cleanse, remove dirt or contamination …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 98purify — pu·ri·fy || pjÊŠrɪfaɪ / pjÊŠÉ™r v. sanctify, make pure, expiate sins; cleanse, remove dirt or contamination …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 99purify — v. a. 1. Clear, clean, cleanse, purge, free from impurity, make pure. 2. Defecate (as liquors), clarify, fine …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 100purificator —    This word (from the Latin purificare, meaning to make pure ) refers to a small white linen cloth that is used at the end of Mass to clean the inside of a chalice …

    Glossary of theological terms