depurar

to purify

verb deh-poo-RAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin depurare, from de- + purus (pure).

Also means

to debug

Usage Note

Depurar covers both technical and abstract senses: purifying water (depurar el agua), debugging software (depurar el código), and purging an organisation of unwanted members (depurar responsabilidades — to establish accountability / apportion blame). In computing contexts it is a near-synonym of depurar errores (to debug). The noun is depuración.

Examples

"La planta depura el agua antes de distribuirla."

Natural Translation

The plant purifies the water before distributing it.

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