cleanse
11cleanse — [klenz] vt. cleansed, cleansing [ME clensen < OE clænsian < clæne,CLEAN] to make clean, pure, etc.; clean; purge SYN. CLEAN …
12cleanse — [[t]kle̱nz[/t]] cleanses, cleansing, cleansed 1) VERB To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it. → See also ethnic cleansing [V n of n] Straight after your last cigarette… …
13cleanse — UK [klenz] / US verb Word forms cleanse : present tense I/you/we/they cleanse he/she/it cleanses present participle cleansing past tense cleansed past participle cleansed 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to clean your skin using a special liquid… …
14cleanse — v. (formal) (D; tr.) to cleanse of (to cleanse one s thoughts of sin) * * * [klenz] (formal) (D; tr.) to cleanse of (to cleanse one s thoughts of sin) …
15cleanse — verb ADVERB ▪ thoroughly ▪ gently PREPOSITION ▪ of ▪ a treatment to cleanse the body of toxins Cleanse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …
16cleanse — cleansable, adj. /klenz/, v., cleansed, cleansing. v.t. 1. to make clean. 2. to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul. v.i. 3. to become clean. [bef. 900; ME clensen, OE claensian, equiv. to claene CLEAN + si v. suffix + an …
17cleanse — Synonyms and related words: beatify, bleach, bless, bowdlerize, canonize, clarify, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse away, clear out, consecrate, dedicate, deliver, delouse, depurate, deterge, devote, discharge, disinfect, dry clean, dust, dust …
18cleanse — 1. to free from enemy occupation or sympathizers The traditional job of the infantry: ... paramilitary elements trained and drilled in a special school and sent to cleanse (US word) pacified hamlets. (M. McCarthy, 1967) See also… …
19cleanse — verb (T) 1 to get rid of any dirt from a wound or from your skin: Use a piece of gauze to cleanse the cut. 2 (+ of/from) biblical to make someone no longer guilty for things they have done wrong …
20cleanse — [[t]klɛnz[/t]] v. cleansed, cleans•ing 1) to make clean 2) to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul[/ex] 3) cvb to practice ethnic cleansing on; purge 4) to become clean • Etymology: bef. 900; ME clensen, OE clǣnsian <… …
