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Etymology edit

From the очищ- (očyšč-) stem of очи́стити (očýstyty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian очища́ть (očiščátʹ), Belarusian ачышча́ць (ačyščácʹ), Polish oczyszczać.

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  • IPA(key): [ɔt͡ʃeʃˈt͡ʃate]
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Verb edit

очища́ти (očyščátyimpf (perfective очи́стити) (transitive)

  1. (literally, figuratively) to cleanse, to clean, to purify, to purge
  2. to clarify (make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter)
  3. to refine (free from impurities)
  4. (chemistry) to rectify (purify or refine by distillation)

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