Cleanse

Pronunciation

• IPA: /klÉ›nz/

Origin

From Old English clǣnsian, from West Proto-Germanic *klainisōną, from *klainiz ("clean")

Full definition of cleanse

Verb

1. (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, purify.
• 2013-06-01, A better waterworks, An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
2. (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.

Anagrams

• elances
• enlaces
• enscale
• scalene