cleanse
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cleanse
- /klɛnz/
Rhymes with -ɛnz
Where it comes from
From Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian, from Proto-West Germanic *klainisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“clean”). Cognate with West Frisian klinzgje (“to clean, cleanse”), archaic Dutch kleinzen (“to clean, purify”), Middle Low German klênsen, kleinsen, clensen (“to purify”).
verb cleanses · cleansing · cleansed
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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.
Similar: deterge
- 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 cleanses
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An act of cleansing; a purification.
I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.
Similar: cleansing
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: denazify, clean, purify, purge, cleanliness, sanitize, wipe, lave, wash, bath, launder, clear, clean-up, eradicate, deterge, geo
Translations
Every language
verb to clean, purify
| Español | acendrar, cendrar, aquilatar, acrisolar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 씻다 ssitda |
| 日本語 | 浄化する Jōka suru, 清める Kiyomeru |
| Português | limpar |
| Deutsch | reinigen, säubern |
| Italiano | ripulire, pulire, purificare, detergere |
| Русский | очищать očiščatʹ |
| עברית | איבק ibék |
verb to spiritually purify
| 한국어 | 정화하다 jeonghwahada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 浄化する |
| Português | purificar |
| Français | purifier |
| Italiano | purificare |
| Русский | очищать očiščatʹ |
| עברית | טיהר tihér |
noun purification, cleansing
| Deutsch | Reinigung |
|---|
Talk about this word "cleanse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cleanse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cleanse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cleanse "cleanse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cleanse.Cite this
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title = {cleanse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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