/klɛˈnz/ - [klenz] - cleanse
We found 8 definitions of cleanse from 6 different sources.
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cleanse - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" | ||
clean | ||
neaten, groom care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" | ||
bathe cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | ||
wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day" | ||
lave, wash wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" | ||
soap, lather rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning | ||
bath, bathe cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | ||
douche direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning | ||
floss use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal" | ||
decontaminate rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city" | ||
cleanse - purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins" | ||
disembarrass, rid, free relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" | ||
denazify free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified" |