épurer
French → English
(process) to purify: to make a substance clean by removing impurities or unwanted elements
Cette station sert à épurer les eaux usées avant de les rejeter dans la rivière.
(English) This plant is used to purify wastewater before releasing it into the river.
Le filtre permet d'épurer l'air de la pièce en éliminant les particules fines.
(English) The filter allows for purifying the room's air by removing fine particles.
(metaphor) to refine: to improve a style, language, or work by removing offensive parts
L'écrivain a dû épurer son style pour rendre son roman plus accessible au public.
(English) The writer had to refine his style to make his novel more accessible to the public.
Il faut épurer la langue des expressions vulgaires dans ce discours officiel.
(English) Vulgarexpressions must be purged from the language in this official speech.
Entry ID: fr:en:épurer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary