- (v.i.) To become clear, pure or free.
- (v.t.) To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine.
- (v.t.) To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to purify, as from that which materializes.
- (a.) Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.
- (v.i.) To void excrement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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