cleanse
Collocations
3(verb.)
ADV
thoroughly | gently
PREP
of
She used a gentle soap to cleanse her face of makeup before bed.
Definitions
verb
To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
[T]he famous Ganges: whoſe vnknowne head, pleaſant ſtreames, and long extent, haue amongſt thoſe Heathen Inhabitants, (by the Tradition of their Forefathers) gained a beliefe of clenſing all ſuch ſinnes, as the bodies of thoſe that waſh therein brought with them: [...]
To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing.
noun
An act of cleansing; a purification.
I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
Wiktionary[T]he famous Ganges: whoſe vnknowne head, pleaſant ſtreames, and long extent, haue amongſt thoſe Heathen Inhabitants, (by the Tradition of their Forefathers) gained a beliefe of clenſing all ſuch ſinn
WiktionaryI regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.
WiktionaryCleanse me! Release me! Set me free!
Tatoeba · #25487That red cloth is a "fukusa"; it is a vital tool used to cleanse the tea equipment.
Tatoeba · #326821The Europeans hired an exorcist to cleanse their continent of demons.
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