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to cleanse
01
to completely clean something, particularly the skin
Transitive: to cleanse the body or skin
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cleanse
3rd person singular
cleanses
Present participle
cleansing
Past simple
cleansed
Past participle
cleansed
Examples
The spa offers a variety of treatments to cleanse and rejuvenate the skin.
02
to remove sin or guilt from someone
Transitive: to cleanse a person or their spirits
Examples
The priest assured her that confession would cleanse her of her sins.
03
to remove something harmful, unwanted, or immoral from a person, place, or system
Examples
They tried to cleanse the air by planting more trees.
Lexical Tree
cleanser
cleansing
cleansing
cleanse
clean
