cleanse (verb)

  • 61pin — [[t]pɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ pins, pinning, pinned 1) N COUNT Pins are very small thin pointed pieces of metal. They are used in sewing to fasten pieces of material together until they have been sewn. ...needles and pins... Use pins to keep the braid in… …

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  • 62rinse — I. transitive verb (rinsed; rinsing) Etymology: Middle English rincen, from Anglo French rincer, alteration of Old French recincier, from Vulgar Latin *recentiare, from Latin recent , recens fresh, recent Date: 14th century 1. to cleanse by… …

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  • 63Repentance — For other uses, see Repentance (disambiguation). Repentance is a change of thought to correct a wrong and gain forgiveness from a person who is wronged. In religious contexts it usually refers to confession to God, ceasing sin against God, and… …

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  • 64Chukat — Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas (Hebrew: חֻקַּת‎, “decree,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 39th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Numbers. It …

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  • 65List of sports idioms — The following is a list of phrases derived from sports which have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved a usage and meaning independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The… …

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  • 66flush — 1. adjective /ˈflʌʃ/ a) smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out. Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface. b) wealthy or well off. He just got a bonus so hes flush today …

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  • 67expurgate — I verb abridge, amend by removing, blue pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, clean up, cleanse, conceal, cross out, cut, cut out, delete, depurate, efface, eliminate, enforce censorship, erase, expunge, expurgare, free from objectionable content,… …

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  • 68palate — noun 1 part of the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ soft ▪ cleft ▪ Their baby had an operation to repair a cleft palate. 2 sense of taste ADJECTIVE …

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  • 69expurgate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bowdlerize; purge, purify, cleanse; emasculate, castrate. See purity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. purify, cleanse, bowdlerize; see censor . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. censor, remove, expunge,… …

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  • 70refine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. purify, cleanse, educate, improve, polish, cultivate, elaborate. See purity, improvement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To purify] Syn. rarefy, strain, filter, clarify; see clean , filter 2 , purify . 2.… …

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