noun
the act of making something clean
Synonyms
Examples
- he gave his shoes a good cleaning
adjective
cleansing the body by washing
Synonyms
Examples
- especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
- ablutionary rituals
adjective
acting like an antiseptic
Synonyms
verb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Synonyms
Examples
- clean up before you see your grandparents
- clean your fingernails before dinner
verb
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
Synonyms
Examples
- Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins