Cleanse

v. t.

1.

To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. [imp. & p. p. Cleansed (klĕnzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cleansing.] 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.

Verb	1.	cleanse - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" Synonyms: clean
	2.	cleanse - purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

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