† reˈpure, v. Obs. rare.
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To purify again. Hence reˈpured ppl. a.
| 1606 Shakes. Tr. & Cr. iii. ii. 23 What will it be When that the watry pallats taste indeede Loues thrice repured Nectar? 1611 W. Barksted Hiren (1876) 85 No, no, nor state, nor honor can repure Dishonor'd sheets. 1635 Shirley Lady of Pleas. v. i, The winds shall..breathe rich odours to re-pure the air. |