cleanse
English Thesaurus
1. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | groom, neaten, |
| definition | : | care for one's external appearance (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | bathe, |
| definition | : | cleanse the entire body (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | wash, |
| definition | : | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | lave, wash, |
| definition | : | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | lather, soap, |
| definition | : | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | bath, bathe, |
| definition | : | clean one's body by immersion into water (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | douche, |
| definition | : | direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | floss, |
| definition | : | use dental floss to clean (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | decontaminate, |
| definition | : | rid of contamination (verb.change) |
2. purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | denazify, |
| definition | : | free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance (verb.change) |
3. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing (verb.body)
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