cleanse

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English clǣnsian, from West Proto-Germanic *klainisōn from *klaini (clean)

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  • IPA: /klɛnz/

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Infinitive
to cleanse

Third person singular
cleanses

Simple past
cleansed

Past participle
cleansed

Present participle
cleansing

to cleanse (third-person singular simple present cleanses, present participle cleansing, simple past and past participle cleansed)

  1. (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, purify.
  2. (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.

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