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purify

How many syllables in purify?

  3 syllables

Divide purify into syllables:   pu-ri-fy
Stressed syllable in purify:   pu-ri-fy
How to pronounce purify:   pyoor-uh-fahy
How to say purify:

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Synonyms for purify


1 syllable
  • clean
  • cleanse
2 syllables
  • distil
  • filter
  • distill
3 syllables
5 syllables
    7 syllables
    • get rid of impurities
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      What rhymes with purify

      1 syllable
      • PPI
        2 syllables
        • Haggai
          3 syllables
          4 syllables
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