cleanse

C0396500 (klĕnz)tr.v. cleansed, cleans·ing, cleans·es 1. a. To free from dirt, contamination, or impurities: cleansed the wound.b. To treat (the body or an organ) with a regimen intended to remove impurities and promote health: drank vegetable juice for a week to cleanse her digestive system.2. To purify morally or spiritually: cleanse the organization of corruption; cleansed of sin.3. To subject to ethnic cleansing.n. An act of cleansing: a cleanse of the digestive system.Idiom: cleanse the/one's palate To clear the mouth of strong flavors: served sherbet between courses to cleanse the palate.

[Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian, from clǣne, pure, clean.]

cleanse

(klɛnz) vb (tr) 1. to remove dirt, filth, etc, from2. to remove guilt from3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to remove a group of people from (an area) by means of ethnic cleansing4. to remove a group of people from (an area) by means of ethnic cleansing[Old English clǣnsian; related to Middle Low German klēnsen; see clean] ˈcleansable adj

cleanse

(klɛnz)

v. cleansed, cleans•ing. v.t. 1. to make clean. 2. to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul. 3. to practice ethnic cleansing on; purge. v.i. 4. to become clean. [before 900; Middle English clensen, Old English clǣnsian <clǣne clean] cleans′a•ble, adj.

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Past participle: cleansed
Gerund: cleansing

Imperative
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Present
I cleanse
you cleanse
he/she/it cleanses
we cleanse
you cleanse
they cleanse

Preterite
I cleansed
you cleansed
he/she/it cleansed
we cleansed
you cleansed
they cleansed

Present Continuous
I am cleansing
you are cleansing
he/she/it is cleansing
we are cleansing
you are cleansing
they are cleansing

Present Perfect
I have cleansed
you have cleansed
he/she/it has cleansed
we have cleansed
you have cleansed
they have cleansed

Past Continuous
I was cleansing
you were cleansing
he/she/it was cleansing
we were cleansing
you were cleansing
they were cleansing

Past Perfect
I had cleansed
you had cleansed
he/she/it had cleansed
we had cleansed
you had cleansed
they had cleansed

Future
I will cleanse
you will cleanse
he/she/it will cleanse
we will cleanse
you will cleanse
they will cleanse

Future Perfect
I will have cleansed
you will have cleansed
he/she/it will have cleansed
we will have cleansed
you will have cleansed
they will have cleansed

Future Continuous
I will be cleansing
you will be cleansing
he/she/it will be cleansing
we will be cleansing
you will be cleansing
they will be cleansing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cleansing
you have been cleansing
he/she/it has been cleansing
we have been cleansing
you have been cleansing
they have been cleansing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cleansing
you will have been cleansing
he/she/it will have been cleansing
we will have been cleansing
you will have been cleansing
they will have been cleansing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cleansing
you had been cleansing
he/she/it had been cleansing
we had been cleansing
you had been cleansing
they had been cleansing

Conditional
I would cleanse
you would cleanse
he/she/it would cleanse
we would cleanse
you would cleanse
they would cleanse

Past Conditional
I would have cleansed
you would have cleansed
he/she/it would have cleansed
we would have cleansed
you would have cleansed
they would have cleansed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cleanse - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"cleanbathe - cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily"wash - to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and watersoap, lather - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaningbath, bathe - clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"douche - direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaningneaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"floss - use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"decontaminate - rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"
	2.	cleanse - purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"denazify - free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified"disembarrass, rid, free - relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

cleanse

verb purify, clear, purge Your body is beginning to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins.1. absolve, clear, purge, purify Confession cleanses the soul.2. clean, wash, scrub, rinse, scour She demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.

cleanse

verb1. To make or become clear by the removal of impurities:clarify, clean, purify, refine.2. To free from sin, guilt, or defilement:lustrate, purge, purify.

Translations

使清洁

cleanse

(klenz) verb to make clean. This cream will cleanse your skin; cleansed of guilt.使清洁ˈcleanser noun something which cleans, especially a cosmetic used to clean the face. 清洁剂

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verb purify

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verb absolve

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verb clean

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verb to make or become clear by the removal of impurities

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verb to free from sin, guilt, or defilement

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verb clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

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verb purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

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