cleanse
verb (used with object)
to make clean.
have cleansed
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present perfectof cleanse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"And this drawing makes me feel as if I have cleansed myself of the dirt that descended on us."
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2022
Money and a mission have cleansed him of his sins — less his petty scams than the greater crime of having been born without means.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2019
Had the aerosol cloud ascended only into the lowest part of the atmosphere, the troposphere, where clouds form, rain would soon have cleansed the ash from the air.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2013
They have cleansed the locker room of its toxic influences, drafted strongly, and been resourceful but sensible in free agency.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2012
They have expedited justice and secured protection for the rights of the innocent, while they have cleansed the prisons and established sound discipline and healthful conditions for the punishment of the guilty.
From Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement by Theodore Roosevelt
