Cleanse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌfɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒlvəbəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒlvəbəlnəs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈʌfɚ/.

Examples

clean up before you see your grandparents
clean your fingernails before dinner
Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clean

Parts of Speech

verb	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing “clean up before you see your grandparents”
verb	purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins “Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins”

Word Forms

cleanser	noun	a preparation used in cleaning something
cleansing	noun	the act of making something clean
cleaning	noun	the act of making something clean

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reinigen

den Körper oder Teile davon reinigen, beispielsweise durch Waschen

🇫🇷French

purifier

nettoyer son corps ou des parties de celui-ci, comme en se lavant

🇪🇸Spanish

limpiar

limpiar el cuerpo o partes del mismo, como lavándose

🇮🇹Italian

pulire

pulire il proprio corpo o parti di esso, come se si lavasse

🇳🇱Dutch

reinigen

het lichaam of delen daarvan reinigen, bijvoorbeeld door te wassen

🇵🇹Portuguese

limpar

limpar o corpo ou partes dele, lavando

🇷🇺Russian

очистить

очистить свое тело или его части, например, умываясь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शुद्ध

किसी के शरीर या उसके अंगों को धोना, जैसे धोना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিষ্কার করা

একজনের শরীর বা তার অংশগুলি পরিষ্কার করুন, যেমন ধোয়ার মাধ্যমে

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்தம்

ஒருவரின் உடலையோ அல்லது அதன் பாகங்களையோ கழுவி சுத்தம் செய்வது போல

🇮🇳Telugu

శుభ్రపరచు

ఒకరి శరీరం లేదా దాని భాగాలను కడగడం ద్వారా శుభ్రం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शुद्ध करणे

एखाद्याचे शरीर किंवा त्याचे भाग, जसे धुऊन स्वच्छ करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શુદ્ધ કરવું

કોઈનું શરીર અથવા તેના ભાગોને ધોઈને સાફ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಿಸು

ತೊಳೆಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಒಬ್ಬರ ದೇಹ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുക

ഒരാളുടെ ശരീരമോ അതിൻ്റെ ഭാഗങ്ങളോ കഴുകുന്നത് പോലെ വൃത്തിയാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਧੋ ਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

صاف کرنا

کسی کے جسم یا اس کے حصوں کو صاف کرنا، جیسے دھونے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洁净

清洁身体或其部位，例如通过清洗

🇯🇵Japanese

浄化する

体またはその一部を洗うなどしてきれいにする

🇰🇷Korean

고치다

몸이나 신체 일부를 씻는 것처럼 깨끗하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sạch

làm sạch cơ thể hoặc các bộ phận của cơ thể, chẳng hạn như bằng cách rửa

🇹🇭Thai

ทำความสะอาด

ทำความสะอาดร่างกายหรือส่วนต่างๆ ของร่างกาย เช่น การล้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membersihkan

membersihkan badan atau bagiannya, seperti dengan mencuci

🇵🇭Filipino

maglinis

linisin ang katawan o mga bahagi nito, gaya ng paghuhugas

🇲🇾Malay

membersihkan

membersihkan badan atau bahagiannya, seperti dengan membasuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطهير

يطهر بدنه أو أجزائه كالغسل

🇮🇷Persian

پاک کردن

تمیز کردن بدن یا قسمت هایی از آن، مانند شستن

🇹🇷Turkish

temizlemek

kişinin vücudunu veya bir kısmını yıkayarak temizlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַהֵר

לנקות את הגוף או את חלקיו, כמו בכביסה

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The primary meaning of 'cleanse' is 'clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing'.

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Using 'cleanse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cleanse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cleanse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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