cleanse (verb)
11cleanse — 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… …
12cleanse — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove dirt from the surface] Syn. bathe, clean, wash, scrub; see clean . 2. [To remove impurities from within] Syn. refine, disinfect, purge; see clean , purify . 3. [To free from sin or its effects] Syn. absolve, purge …
13cleanse — [klenz] verb [T] to clean your skin thoroughly • See: ethnic cleansing …
14cleanse — /klɛnz / (say klenz) verb (t) (cleansed, cleansing) 1. to make clean. 2. to remove by, or as by, cleaning: his leprosy was cleansed. {Middle English clense(n), Old English clǣnsian, from clǣne clean} –cleanser, noun –cleansing, adjective …
15dry-cleanse — /druy klenz /, v.t., dry cleansed, dry cleansing. to dry clean. * * * dry cleanse «DRY KLEHNZ», transitive verb, cleansed, cleansing. = dry clean. (Cf. ↑dry clean) …
16denazify — verb free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance Germany was denazified after WW II The highest judges were never denazified • Ant: ↑nazify • Derivationally related forms: ↑denazification • Hypernyms: ↑ …
17cleanser — cleanse ► VERB 1) make thoroughly clean. 2) rid of something unpleasant or unwanted. ► NOUN ▪ an act of cleansing. DERIVATIVES cleanser noun cleansing adjective. ORIGIN Old English …
18cleansing — cleanse ► VERB 1) make thoroughly clean. 2) rid of something unpleasant or unwanted. ► NOUN ▪ an act of cleansing. DERIVATIVES cleanser noun cleansing adjective. ORIGIN Old English …
19purify — verb 1) trees help to purify the air Syn: clean, cleanse, refine, decontaminate; filter, clarify, clear, freshen, deodorize; sanitize, disinfect, sterilize 2) they purify themselves before the ceremony Syn …
20scavenge — verb (scavenged; scavenging) Etymology: back formation from scavenger Date: circa 1644 transitive verb 1. a. (1) to remove (as dirt or refuse) from an area (2) to clean away dirt or refuse from ; cleanse …
