cleanse
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English clǣnsian, from West Proto-Germanic *klainisōnan, from *klainiz (“clean”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /klɛnz/
Verb [edit]
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.
Translations [edit]
clean, purify
spiritually purify