cleanse

US: /ˈkɫɛnz/
UK: /klˈɛnz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


cleanse /klenz/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm cho sạch sẽ; làm cho tinh khiết; tẩy, rửa
      • to cleanse the blood: tẩy máu
      • to cleanse someone of his sin: tẩy rửa hết tội lỗi cho ai
    • nạo, vét (cống...)
    • (kinh thánh) chữa khỏi (bệnh hủi, phong...)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN]
1 to clean your skin or a wound: a cleansing cream + lotion to cleanse the face / skin
2 ~ sb (of / from sth) (literary) to make sb free from guilt or SIN: She felt cleansed of her sins after confession.
See also - ETHNIC CLEANSING

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 clean, absterge, deterge, wash, scour, scrub:
You need a scrubbing brush to cleanse the tub.
2 purify, depurate; purge, wash away, expiate:
Each prayer repeated has a certain value in cleansing away sin.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

thoroughly | gently

PREP.

of
a treatment to cleanse the body of toxins


Concise English dictionary


cleanses|cleansed|cleansingklenz
verb
+clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
+purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins