cleanse
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[edit] Etymology
From Old English clǣnsian, from West Proto-Germanic *klainisōn from *klaini (“‘clean’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /klɛnz/
[edit] Verb
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to cleanse (third-person singular simple present cleanses, present participle cleansing, simple past and past participle cleansed)
- (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, purify.
- (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.
[edit] Translations
clean, purify
spiritually purify
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