English verb: cleanse | |||
1. | cleanse (body) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | ||
Samples | Clean up before you see your grandparents. Clean your fingernails before dinner. | ||
Examples | They cleanse themselves | ||
Synonyms | clean | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | groom, neaten | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bath, bathe, bathe, decontaminate, douche, floss, lather, lave, soap, wash, wash | ||
2. | cleanse (change) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | ||
Samples | Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disembarrass, free, rid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | denazify | ||