CLEANSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • clean one’’s body or parts thereof, as by washing
   Synonym(s)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • clean up before you see your grandparents
   • clean your fingernails before dinner
   Hypernyms(s) cleanse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • groom (what does groom mean?)
   • neaten (what does neaten mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bathe (what does bathe mean?)
   • wash (what does wash mean?)
   • wash (what does wash mean?)
   • lave (what does lave mean?)
   • soap (what does soap mean?)
   • lather (what does lather mean?)
   • bathe (what does bathe mean?)
   • bath (what does bath mean?)
   • douche (what does douche mean?)
   • floss (what does floss mean?)
   • decontaminate (what does decontaminate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
   • cleansing agent (what does cleansing agent mean?)
   • cleanser (what does cleanser mean?)
   • cleaner (what does cleaner mean?)
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
2. Meaning
   • purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
   Usage Example(s)
   • Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins
   Hypernyms(s) cleanse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rid (what does rid mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • disembarrass (what does disembarrass mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • denazify (what does denazify mean?)