pure

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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 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 External links 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Adjective 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Adjective 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Alternative forms 2.3.2 Pronunciation 2.3.3 Noun 2.3.3.1 Inflection 3 Esperanto 3.1 Adverb 4 Finnish 4.1 Verb 5 French 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Anagrams 6 Italian 6.1 Etymology 1 6.1.1 Adjective 6.2 Etymology 2 6.2.1 Adverb 6.2.1.1 Synonyms 6.3 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English pur from Old French pur from Latin purus (“‘clean, free from dirt or filth, unmixed, plain’”) from Proto-Indo-European *peu-, pu- (“‘to cleanse, purify’”). Displaced native Middle English lutter "pure, clear, sincere" (from Old English hlūtor, hluttor), Middle English skere "pure, sheer, clear" (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr), Middle English schir "clear, pure" (from Old English scīr), Middle English smete, smeate "pure, refined" (from Old English smǣte; cf Old English mǣre "pure").

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpjʊə/, SAMPA: /"pjU@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpjʊɚ/, SAMPA: /"pjU@`/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʊə(r)

[edit] Adjective

pure (comparative purer or more pure, superlative purest or most pure)

1. free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied
2. free of foreign material or pollutants
3. free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
4. of a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

[edit] Synonyms

• perfect
• innocent
• See also Wikisaurus:pure

[edit] Antonyms

• impure, contaminated
• (done for its own sake): applied

[edit] Derived terms

• pure finder
• as pure as the driven snow

[edit] Related terms

• purification
• purify
• purity
• puritan
• puritanism
• purist
• purism

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

pure (comparative more pure, superlative most pure)

1. (Liverpudlian) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

   You’re pure busy.

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[edit] External links

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: epru
• Peru
• Prue
• puer

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin pūre, the adverb of pūrus (“‘clean, pure’”); or the definite form of pur (“‘pure’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /puːrə/, [ˈpʰuːɐ̯]

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pure (indeclinable)

1. complete
2. (adverbial) completely

[edit] Etymology 2

See pur (“‘pure’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /puːrə/, [ˈpʰuːɐ̯]

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pure

1. Definite of pur.
2. Plural of pur.

[edit] Etymology 3

From French purée (“‘puree’”).

[edit] Alternative forms

• puré

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pyre/, [pʰyˈʁæ]

[edit] Noun

pure c. (singular definite pureen, plural indefinite pureer)

1. puree

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Adverb

pure

1. purely

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Verb

pure

1. Indicative present connegative form of purra.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of purra.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of purra.

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[edit] French

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pure f.

1. Feminine of pur.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: epru
• peur
• puer

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Adjective

pure pl.

1. Feminine plural form of puro.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin pūre, the adverb of pūrus.^[1]

[edit] Adverb

pure

1. too
2. even though

[edit] Synonyms

• (1) anche

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headword pure