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cleanse
[ klenz ]
verb (used with object)
- to make clean.
- to remove by or as if by cleaning:
to cleanse sin from the soul.
verb (used without object)
- to become clean.
cleanse
/ ɛԳ /
verb
- to remove dirt, filth, etc, from
- to remove guilt from
- to remove a group of people from (an area) by means of ethnic cleansing
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Բa· adjective
- ·Բ verb (used with object) recleansed recleansing
- un·Բa· adjective
- ܲ·Բ adjective
- ɱ-Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cleanse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday 2023, he made sure Mr and Mrs Baxter consumed a fatal dose of fentanyl disguised in a "liver cleanse" smoothie.
However, in the past it has denied any involvement in ethnic cleansing in Darfur, saying the perpetrators had worn RSF clothing to shift the blame to them.
"No state, no party to a conflict... can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing," Ms Spoljaric said.
This would violate international law and has been described as "tantamount to ethnic cleansing" by the UN.
The purpose of earthly life for a good 16th-century Christian was to prepare for life with God in heaven, their soul cleansed of mortal sin.
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