purifier
/ˈpjʊɹəˌfaɪə/PYUU-ruh-figh-ur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈpjʊɹəˌfaɪɚ/PYUU-ruh-figh-ur
Meaningone that purifies
Common meaning: a device that cleans air or water
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- purclean, unmixedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1492 · scan
- ifiverb ending: to make
- eragent ending: one who
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from purify + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PURIFY, p.478 · scan
Roots
- pūrus, -a, -um Latin “clean, unmixed”
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