The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REFINES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2011.
Purifies crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REFINES | 45 % | 7 |
| CLEANSES | 18 % | 8 |
| DISTILLS | 9 % | 8 |
| PURGES | 9 % | 6 |
| CLEANS | 9 % | 6 |
| FINES | 9 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Purifies
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- purification
- purificatory
- cleanse
- cleanses
- cleansing
- cleansed
- purging
- purities
- purity
- sanitize
- purges
- purgation
Crossword Answer definitions
REFINES verb- To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- To make nice or subtle.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REFINES
- Acquires elegance
- Processes, as oil
- Purifies
- Removes impurities from
- Clarifies.
- Fine-tunes
- Polishes
- Purifies, as petroleum
More clues leading to the result CLEANSES
More clues leading to the result DISTILLS
More clues leading to the result PURGES
- Removes political opponents
- Political house-cleanings
- Purifies
- Common practices in totalitarian states.
- Communists' means of quelling opposition.
- Clears of guilt.
- Cleanses
- Rids
- Mass dismissals
- Removes impurities from
More clues leading to the result CLEANS
- Sanitizes
- Uses a vacuum
- Vacuums, say
- Vacuums and mops
- Washes
- Dusts, vacuums, etc.
- Spruces up
- Washes thoroughly
- Launders
- Straightens up