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   cleanse

   /klɛnz/

   verb

   • 1. make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean: "this preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin" Similar cleanmake cleanclean upwashbatherinsedisinfectsanitizedecontaminatepurifyrare:deterge
   • ▪ rid of something unpleasant or defiling: "the mission to cleanse the nation of subversives" Similar ridclearfreepurifypurgeemptystripvoidrelieve
   • ▪ free (someone) from sin or guilt: "only God Himself can cleanse us" Similar purifypurgeabsolvefreedeliverarchaic:shriverare:lustrate
   • ▪ (in biblical translations) cure (a leper).

   noun

   • 1. a process or period of time during which a person attempts to rid the body of substances regarded as toxic or unhealthy, typically by consuming only water or other liquids: "you can consume the broth three times a day for a cleanse"

   Word Origin Old Englishclǣnsian (verb), from clǣne (see clean).

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