Synonyms for cleanse
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1. cleanse

   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, disinfect, dust, lave, 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. cleanse, cleanverb

   clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

   "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

   Synonyms:
   pick, scavenge, clean, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip

2. cleanseverb

   purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

   "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

   Synonyms:
   clean

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1. cleanseverb

   Synonyms:
   purify, clean, make clean, free from dirt

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1. cleanseverb

   Synonyms:
   purify, deterge, absterge, wash, disinfect, fumigate, depurate

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1. List of paraphrases for "cleanse":

   purify, clean, purge, wash

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1. Greg Valliere:

   Of course they want to be on the winning side, but I think there's almost a sense of shame over getting in bed with Trump. If business wants to take a shower and cleanse themselves, I'll happily focus on this change of attitude rather than any self-serving motives.

2. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   We will not only cleanse the cities of terrorists but, through urban regeneration, (eliminate) conditions that have allowed them to act.

3. John H Aughey:

   God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.

4. Mona Gohara:

   The wrong cleanser can wreck your skin, if you use a standard soap — a cleanser that has a basic pH — it strips the skin of natural oils and compromises the skin barrier, leading to irritation and dry, lackluster skin. Using a mild, pH-neutral nonsoap cleanser helps moisturize while you cleanse and deposits skin-identical lipids back into the skin.

5. Megan Huylo:

   This one I make for a lot of my clients who are looking for a cleanse or who want to start juicing just to get healthier, promote clearer skin, but they don’t want to drink something that is really loaded with pungent leafy greens.