cleanse: Meaning and Definition of

cleanse

Pronunciation: (klenz), [key]
— v., cleansed, cleans•ing.
—v.t.
  1. to make clean.
  2. to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul.
—v.i.
  1. to become clean.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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