different between purifier vs purificator

English

Etymology

purify +? -er

Noun

purifier (plural purifiers)

1. A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities)

Derived terms

• air purifier

Translations

French

Etymology

Loaned from Latin p?rific?, p?rific?re, from p?rus (“pure; clean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.?i.fje/

Verb

purifier

1. to purify
2. to cleanse (cleanse something of impurities)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• épurer

Further reading

• “purifier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Noun

purificator (plural purificators)

1. One who, or that which, purifies; a purifier.
2. (Christianity) The napkin used to wipe the lip of the chalice during Holy Communion.

Translations

Latin

Verb

p?rific?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of p?rific?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of p?rific?

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French purificateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pu.ri.fi.ka?tor/

Adjective

purificator m or n (feminine singular purificatoare, masculine plural purificatori, feminine and neuter plural purificatoare)

1. purifying

Declension

Noun

purificator n (plural purificatoare)

1. purifier

Declension