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to launder
01
to wash, clean, and iron clothes and linens
Transitive: to launder clothes and linens
Examples
She laundered her clothes before packing for the trip.
02
to make some alterations in order to make something that has been obtained illegally, especially money and currency appear legal or acceptable
Transitive: to launder money
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
launder
3rd person singular
launders
Present participle
laundering
Past simple
laundered
Past participle
laundered
Examples
They used various offshore accounts to launder the stolen funds.
Lexical Tree
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