Depurar
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 24, 2009

depurar (verb) — to debug, purge, purify, cleanse. Look up depurar in the dictionary

La primavera es un buen momento para depurar el organismo con un cambio de dieta.
Spring is a good time to cleanse your body with a change in diet.

¿Se usa esta palabra para el agua? Como esto: "Tengo una jarra de agua especial. Se depura el agua del grifo." ???

I have always used purifcar. Depurar is a new word for me.
You can definitely say el agua está purificado y se lo puede tomar sin riesco.

But does my sentence work? Also, what is "riesco"?

Risk.

Depurar y purificar is the same.

Hmm... Por aquí, nadie comprendería "depurar el agua". Preferiríamos que se purifique. :D

Pero sí se entendería? :rolleyes:

It's time for cleanse my home.

In that example can be used that word as a complement.

I'm thankful for your support.

It's time to clean my home (house).
I'm thankful for your support ( or more commonly: Thank you for your support)

I don't think "depurar" is a widely used word for purify.....

But if someone has heard it before, please raise your hand. :p