impure

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin impurus

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊə(r)

[edit] Adjective

impure (comparative more impure, superlative most impure)

1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.

   The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.

2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.
3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.

[edit] Synonyms

• imperfect, tainted

[edit] Antonyms

• pure

[edit] Related terms

• impuration
• impurely
• impureness
• impurify
• impurity

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to impure (third-person singular simple present impures, present participle impuring, simple past and past participle impured)

1. (transitive) (obsolete) To defile; to [pollute].

[edit] References

• impure in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• impure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eimpru
• umpire

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[edit] French

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impure f.

1. Feminine of impur.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

impure pl.

1. Feminine form of impuro.