English verb: launder |
1. | launder (contact) cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water |
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| Samples | Wash the towels, please!.
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| Examples | They launder the cape |
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| Synonyms | wash |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | clean, make clean |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acid-wash, cradle, hand-wash, handwash, machine wash, machine-wash, powerwash, pressure-wash, rinse, rinse off, stone-wash, stonewash, suds, wash out, water-wash |
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| Verb group | rinse, wash, wash |
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2. | launder (change) convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change, commute, convert, exchange |
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