cleanse
To free from dirt; to clean, to purifyTo free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
» He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
Er reinigte die Wunde, bevor er einen Verband anlegte.
Он промыл рану, прежде чем наложить повязку.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
reinigen, säubern
очищатьočiščatʹ
(transitive)To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
очищатьočiščatʹ
(transitive)To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing.
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
Examples
40 sentencesHe cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
ruОн промыл рану, прежде чем наложить повязку. — Biga
deEr reinigte die Wunde, bevor er einen Verband anlegte. — Manfredo
Wash your towels with odor cleanse.
Yanni wants to cleanse his life.
We're going to cleanse this land.
ruМы очистим эту землю. — marafon
They had the house blessed and cleansed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian, from Proto-West Germanic *klainisōFrom 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”).
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Forms
cleanses, cleansing, cleansed, cleansedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle