cleanse
cleanse /kl'enz/ (cleanses cleansing cleansed)
1 [VERB] V n of n, V n
To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
Straight after your last cigarette your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins...
Confession cleanses the soul.
2 [VERB] V n, V-ing
If you cleanse your skin or a wound, you clean it.
Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
...cleansing lotions.
1 [VERB] V n of n, V n
To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
Straight after your last cigarette your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins...
Confession cleanses the soul.
2 [VERB] V n, V-ing
If you cleanse your skin or a wound, you clean it.
Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
...cleansing lotions.