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cleanse

  (klĕnz) pronunciation
tr.v., cleansed, cleans·ing, cleans·es.

To free from dirt, defilement, or guilt; purge or clean.

[Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian, from clǣne, pure, clean.]


 
 
Thesaurus: cleanse

verb

  1. To make or become clear by the removal of impurities: clarify, clean, purify, refine. See clean/dirty.
  2. To free from sin, guilt, or defilement: lustrate, purge, purify. See clean/dirty, religion.

 
Antonyms: cleanse

v

Definition: make undirty; wash
Antonyms: dirty, soil, spot


 
WordNet: cleanse
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
  Synonym: clean

Meaning #2: purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins


 
Translations: Translations for: Cleanse

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rende, vaske
n. - afrensning

Nederlands (Dutch)
reinigen, louteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - nettoyer, épurer, laver, (fig) laver, purifier (qn, l'esprit), nettoyer (de)
n. - nettoyage, lavage, purification

Deutsch (German)
v. - reinigen, läutern, heilen
n. - Reinigungsmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθαρίζω, παστρεύω, απορρυπαίνω, εξαγνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
pulire, purificare, detergere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lavar, absolver

Русский (Russian)
очищать, проводить чистку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - limpiar, purificar
n. - acción de limpiar o purificar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rengöra, befria, rentvå

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使清洁, 使纯洁, 净化, 清洁剂

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使清潔, 使純潔, 淨化
n. - 清潔劑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 깨끗이 하다, 제거하다
n. - 깨끗이 하기, 씻기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 洗う, 清潔にする, 洗い清める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) طهر, نظف, نقى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניקה, טיהר‬
n. - ‮טיהור או ניקוי, בעיקר של העור‬


 
 

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