cleansing

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.

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

cleansing

(ˈklɛnzɪŋ) adjserving or intended to cleansenan instance of cleaning something, esp its surface. See also ethnic cleansing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cleansing - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"cleaning, cleanupimprovement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of verminspring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winterscrubbing, scouring, scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and waterdry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than watersweeping - the act of cleaning with a broompurging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elementspurification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impuritiessterilisation, sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)sanitisation, sanitization, sanitation - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizingdepilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Adj.	1.	cleansing - cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals"ablutionarypurifying - freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent"
	2.	cleansing - acting like an antisepticpurifyingantiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

Translations

κάθαρσηlessiviel

• Cleansing solution for contact lenses → 隐形眼镜清洗液