DEPURATE

PRONUNCIATION: (DEP-yuh-rayt)

MEANING: verb tr.: To cleanse or purify.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin depurare (to purify thoroughly), from de- (completely or thoroughly) + purare (to purify), from purus (pure). Earliest documented use: 1620.
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DEEP URATE - the internal crystals that make gouty deposits and kidney stones

DEPUTATE - appoint a Sheriff's assistant

DESPURATE - 1. remove the goads; 2. as a last resort