Dép'ū-rāte1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEPURATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEPURATING.] [L. Lat. depurare, depuratum, from Lat. de and purare, to purify, from purus, clean, pure; Fr. dépurer, Pr. & Sp. depurar, It. depurare.] To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to purify. “To depurate the mass of blood.” Boyle.