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cleanse

[klenz] verb, cleansed, cleans⋅ing.
–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.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME clensen, OE clǣnsian, equiv. to clǣne clean + -si- v. suffix + -an inf. suffix


cleans⋅a⋅ble, adjective


1. See clean.
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cleanse   (klěnz)   
tr.v.   cleansed, cleans·ing, cleans·es
To free from dirt, defilement, or guilt; purge or clean.

[Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian, from clǣne, pure, clean.]
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Main Entry: cleanse
Pronunciation: 'klenz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: cleansed; cleans·ing
: to make clean
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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