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* {{anagrams|en|Senecal|canelés|elances|enlaces|enscale|scalene}}
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[[Category:en:Hygiene]]
[[Category:en:Hygiene]]

Revision as of 04:14, 26 November 2018

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English clǣnsian, from West (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *klainisōną, from *klainiz (“clean”). Cognate with archaic Dutch kleinzen (“to clean; to purify”).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, purify.
  2. (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.

Translations

Noun

cleanse (plural cleanses)

  1. An act of cleansing; a purification.
    I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.
    Synonym: cleansing

Anagrams

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