English > cleanse: 2 senses > verb 1, body| Meaning | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Model | They cleanse themselves |
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| Synonym | clean |
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| Narrower | bathe | cleanse the entire body |
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| decontaminate | Rid of contamination |
| douche | direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning |
| floss | Use dental floss to clean |
| soap, lather | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning |
| wash, lave | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water |
| wash | To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking |
| Broader | groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance |
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| Spanish | asearse, lavarse, limpiarse, limpiar |
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| Catalan | fer la toaleta, netejar-se, rentar-se |
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| Nouns | cleanser | a preparation used in cleaning something |
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| cleansing | the act of making something clean |
