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verb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
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verb
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
"Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"
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wash
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
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wash
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
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bathe
cleanse the entire body
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launder
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
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lave
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water