cleanse
Origin of cleanse
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Related Words for cleansing
purge, restore, disinfect, sanitize, scrub, expurgate, clear, purify, absolve, launder, clarify, sterilize, refine, clean, lustrate, rinse, scourExamples from the Web for cleansing
Contemporary Examples of cleansing
Just this week, in fact, California went through a cleansing of sorts.
Careful What You Wish For: Here’s What California Would Look Like Without Illegal ImmigrantsRuben Navarrette Jr.
September 18, 2014
It was time for the cleansing part of the ceremony and Victoria and I, along with half of the crowd, lined up on facing benches.
For them, this is not demolition but reclamation, cleansing the sanctuary that has been profaned by liberals.
Would the cleansing operation revive the image of the republic in the midst of fighting?
So, cleansing and treating the tongue can help to bring other parts of the body into balance.
Historical Examples of cleansing
For a moment there were other duties to be attended to, a clearance and cleansing.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
There in front of him, heaving and tumbling, was the sea: a miracle of healing and cleansing.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
It seemed to her, too, that she would be helping him by cleansing him a little.
The DownfallEmile Zola
But the old joy, the sense of purity and cleansing, did not come.
The Woman Thou Gavest MeHall Caine
She should have left on his face the warm touch of hers and the cleansing of her tears.
The PrisonerAlice Brown