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cleanse
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- pronunciation:
- klenz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cleanses, cleansing, cleansed |
| definition 1: |
to make clean; remove dirt from.
- synonyms:
- clean, wash
- antonyms:
- defile
- similar words:
- bathe, deterge, disinfect, launder, lave, mop, purge, sanitize, scour, scrub, shampoo
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| definition 2: |
to purify, as of sin or guilt.
- synonyms:
- purge, purify, wash
- similar words:
- chasten, defecate, expurgate
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| related words: |
brush, clarify, dress, filter, purify, refine, rid, wash |
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