In this following context, what does the verb phrase 'work...in'' mean?
Is the difinition of ''work something in'': ''try to include or incorporate something in a text or speech.'' suitable for this verb phrase?
Context:
Neither gifts to priests, nor self-castigation, nor performance of rites and ceremonies can work purification in him who is filled with craving.
Source: p. 5 Fundamentals of Buddhism by Nyanatiloka Mahåthera