shampoo
verb (used with object)
to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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His mother has shampooed the vermilion from her part.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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