- 1[transitive, intransitive] cleanse (something) to clean something or make it pure, especially your skin or a wound a cleansing cream Thesaurusclean
- wash
- rinse
- cleanse
- dry-clean
- clean to remove dirt or dust from something, especially by using water or chemicals:The house is cleaned twice a week.
- wash to remove dirt from something using water and usually soap:He quickly washed his hands and face. These jeans need to be washed.
- rinse to remove dirt, etc. from something using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from something with clean water after washing it:Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water. Make sure you rinse out all the soap.
- cleanse to clean something or make it pure, especially your skin or a wound
- dry-clean to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water
- to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse something in/with something
- to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse something from something
- to clean/wash/cleanse a wound
- to clean/wash the car/floor
- to wash/rinse your hair
- to have something cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned
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- 2[transitive] cleanse somebody (of/from something) (literary) to take away someone's guilty feelings or SIN She felt cleansed of her sins after confession. see ethnic cleansing
cleanse
verbNAmE//klɛnz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cleanse he / she / it cleanses
past simple cleansed
-ing form cleansing
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