Synonyms for lave
leɪvlave

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1. lave

   To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.

   Synonyms:
   brush, clean, cleanse, disinfect, dust, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, sweep, wash, wipe

   Antonyms:
   befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiate

   Preposition:
   Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.

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1. lave, lap, washverb

   wash or flow against

   "the waves laved the shore"

   Synonyms:
   rinse, wash out, swosh, lap, wash, wash away, wash up, lap up, swoosh, lick, swish, wash off, launder, moisten, dampen

2. wash, laveverb

   cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

   Synonyms:
   rinse, wash out, lap, wash, wash off, wash up, launder, wash away, moisten, dampen

3. wash up, laveverb

   wash one's face and hands

   "She freshened up in the bathroom"

   Synonyms:
   tucker, tucker out, exhaust, wash, do the dishes, wash up, lap, beat

Matched Categories

1. • Cleanse
   • Flow
   • Refresh

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1. laveverb

   Synonyms:
   wash, bathe

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