cleanse
/klenz/verb
उच्चारण क्लेन्ज़
(त्वचा, घाव) साफ़ करना, धोना
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[T] ~ sth
to clean your skin or a wound thoroughly
(त्वचा, घाव) साफ़ करना, धोना
- Cleanse the wound with antiseptic before bandaging it.
- A cool shower and a good meal will cleanse your mind after the stressful journey.
- Cleanse your face gently twice a day.
+ 2 more examples
- The nurse cleansed the child's knee before putting on a plaster.
- Gargle with warm salt water to cleanse the throat.
Synonyms clean wash bathe disinfect purify
Opposite dirty soil contaminate pollute
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[T] ~ sb/sth (of/from sth) formal
to remove everything that is bad or immoral from something or somebody
(बुराई से) शुद्ध करना, पवित्र करना
- a campaign to cleanse the city of corruption
- The priest tried to cleanse the temple pond of years of dirt and rotting flowers.
- The new chief promised to cleanse the department of corrupt officers.
+ 2 more examples
- Volunteers worked together to cleanse the river of plastic.
- He wished to cleanse his mind of all bitterness.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation, asked often: cleanse, with -ea- pronounced /e/ and a final e, /klenz/ (not 'clense' or 'cleanz'); compare clean /kliːn/.
Spelling और pronunciation में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: cleanse, -ea- की ध्वनि /e/ और अंत में e, /klenz/ ('clense' या 'cleanz' गलत है); clean /kliːn/ से तुलना कीजिए।
§Grammar and usage
Cleanse sth of sth.
'cleanse sth of sth' आता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A cleansing lotion, ethnic cleansing (the forced removal of an ethnic group).
Collocations: a cleansing lotion, ethnic cleansing (किसी जातीय समूह को बलपूर्वक हटाना)।