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verb (used with object)
1.
to make clean.
2.
to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become clean.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English clensen, Old English clǣnsian, equivalent to clǣne clean + -si- v. suffix + -an infinitive suffix
before 900; Middle English clensen, Old English clǣnsian, equivalent to clǣne clean + -si- v. suffix + -an infinitive suffix
Related forms
cleans·a·ble, adjective
re·cleanse, verb (used with object), -cleansed, -cleans·ing.
un·cleans·a·ble, adjective
un·cleansed, adjective
well-cleansed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
cleanse
O.E. clænsian, from W.Gmc. *klainson, from *klainoz (see clean). Despite its modern spelling (16c.), it retains its M.E. pronunciation.
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