Definition of cleanse Cleanse

/klɛˈnz/ - [klenz] - cleanse

We found 8 definitions of cleanse from 6 different sources.

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What does cleanse mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

cleanses, cleansing, cleansed  

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"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cleanse (v. t.)
    To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cleanse
    To remove dirt, dust or foreign matter from.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cleanse
    klenz, v.t. to make clean or pure.—adj. Cleans′able.—ns. Cleans′er, one who, or that which, cleanses; Cleans′ing, purification

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  • cleanse, verb, present, 1st person singular of cleanse (infinitive).
  • cleanse, verb (infinitive).

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