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rinse
- /ɹɪns/
- /ɹɛns/ US, dated, regional
Rhymes with -ɪns
Where it comes from
From Middle English rinsen, rincen, rencen (“to rinse”), from Old French rincier, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer (“to rinse, cleanse”). Of contested origin. Possibly from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”). Alternatively from a dissimilation of Old French recincier, from Latin recentare (“to make fresh”).
Cognate with French rincer. From the Germanic verb are Danish rense, Norwegian rense, Swedish rensa (all “to clean”), Old High German reinisōn (“to clean, purify, atone”). It is related to German rein (“pure”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains, “clean”), and English riddle. The Latin verb is related to recent.
verb rinses · rinsing · rinsed · rinch
- To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap. You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.
- To remove soap from (something) using water. Rinse the dishes after you wash them.
- To drink and hangout with friends. Let's Rinse later tonight at my house.
- To swish (a liquid) around the inside of something. Oscar uncapped his beer, rinsed the first mouthful around.
- To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition. You got rinsed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wash, gargle, rinse off, washout, lave, flushing, shed, whitewash, hose, wastewater, cleaning, throw, backwash, clearing, abundant, chlorhexidine
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verb to wash something quickly using water and no soap
| Español | enjuagar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 濯ぐ susugu |
| 中文 | 沖 /冲 chōng, 沖洗 /冲洗 chōngxǐ |
| Português | enxaguar |
| Français | rincer |
| Deutsch | spülen |
| Italiano | risciacquare, sciacquare |
| Ελληνικά | ξεπλένω xepléno |
| Română | clăti |
| Русский | полоска́ть poloskátʹ, спола́скивать spoláskivatʹ, сполосну́ть spolosnútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tráng |
| العربية | شَطَفَ šaṭafa |
| עברית | שטף shatáf |
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title = {rinse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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