Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DEP-U-RA'TION, n.

1. The act of purifying or freeing fluids from heterogeneous matter. This is done by decantation, when the feculent matter is deposited on the bottom of the vessel; or by despumation, effected by boiling or fermentation, and skimming; or by filtration; or by fining or clarification. – Parr.
2. The cleansing of a wound from impure matter.