CLEANSING

cleansing, purifying

(adjective) acting like an antiseptic

ablutionary, cleansing

(adjective) cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; “ablutionary rituals”

cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

(noun) the act of making something clean; “he gave his shoes a good cleaning”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)

That cleanses.

Synonyms

• detergent (uncommon); smectic (rare)

Noun

cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)

The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.

Verb

cleansing

present participle of cleanse

Anagrams

• cleanings, enscaling

Source: Wiktionary


CLEANSE

Cleanse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cleansed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleansing.] Etym: [AS. clænsian, fr. clæne clean. See Clean.]

Definition: To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2024

TWIST

(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”


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