| VERB | body | cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing |
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| change | cleanse | purge of an ideology / ideology, bad thoughts, or sins |
| Sounds | kleh'nz | |
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| Rhymes | gens ... sens: 5 rhymes with ehnz... | |
| Meaning | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They cleanse themselves | |
| Synonym | clean | |
| Narrower | bathe | cleanse the entire body |
| bathe, bath | clean one's body by immersion into water | |
| decontaminate | Rid of contamination | |
| douche | direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning | |
| floss | Use dental floss to clean | |
| soap, lather | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning | |
| wash, lave | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water | |
| wash | To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking | |
| Broader | groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance |
| Nouns | cleanser | a preparation used in cleaning something |
| cleansing | the act of making something clean | |
| Meaning | purge of an ideology / ideology, bad thoughts, or sins. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins" | |
| Narrower | denazify | Free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance |
| Broader | rid, free, disembarrass | relieve from |