ripulire

to clean up

verb ree-poo-LEE-reh Rare

Also means

to purge

Usage Note

Ripulire intensifies pulire (to clean) with the prefix ri-, giving a sense of thorough or repeated cleaning — 'to give something a proper clean-up'. In informal use it also means to rob or clean out: i ladri hanno ripulito l'appartamento (the thieves cleaned out the apartment). It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Dobbiamo ripulire tutta la cucina."

Natural Translation

We need to clean up the whole kitchen.

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