cleanse
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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.
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), re·cleansed, re·cleans·ing.
un·cleans·a·ble, adjective
un·cleansed, adjective
well-cleansed, adjective
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cleanse (klɛnz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove dirt, filth, etc, from |
| 2. | to remove guilt from |
| 3. | to remove a group of people from (an area) by means of ethnic cleansing |
| [Old English clǣnsian; related to Middle Low German klēnsen; see | |
| 'cleansable | |
| —adj | |
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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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Example sentences
Flush the wound with water, cleanse with mild soap and wash the area thoroughly.
Folk forms could cleanse culture of the artificiality that, he felt, was poisoning modern life.
The plants in turn filter the water and cleanse it before returning to the fish tanks.
It aimed to cleanse the city's waterways of urban pollution in compliance with state and federal law.
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