cleanseverb [ T ]
uk/klenz/us/klenz/to make something completely clean:
Cleanse the cut/wound thoroughly before you bandage it.
to make someone or something morally clean or pure:
to cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
Roman Catholics go to confession to be cleansed of their sins.
figurative The mayor has promised to cleanse the city of drug dealers (= to remove them from the city).
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Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- disinfect
- groom
- purify
- rinse sth out
- sanitize
- scour
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- spring-clean
- sweep
- wipe
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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