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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleansing |
| Synonyms: | ablution, antisepsis, brushing, catharsis, deodorizing, disinfection, dusting, prophylaxis, purgation, purge, purification, sanitation, scouring, scrubbing, shampooing, sterilization, sweeping, tidying, washing |
| Main Entry: | purge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elimination, removal |
| Synonyms: | abolition, abstersion, catharsis, clarification, cleaning, cleanup, coup, crushing, disposal, disposition, ejection, eradication, evacuation, excretion, expulsion, expurgation, extermination, extirpation, liquidation, murder, purification, reign of terror, suppression, witch hunt |
| Antonyms: | holding, keeping, maintenance |
| Main Entry: | refinement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleansing |
| Synonyms: | clarification, cleaning, depuration, detersion, distillation, draining, filtering, processing, purification, rarefaction, rectification |
| Antonyms: | corruption, dirtying, pollution |
| Main Entry: | wash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laundry, bath |
| Synonyms: | ablution, bathe, cleaning, cleansing, dirty clothes, laundering, rinse, scrub, shampoo, shower, washing |
| Main Entry: | cathartic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | purging |
| Synonyms: | cathartical, cleaning, cleansing, purgative, purifying |
| Main Entry: | refining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cleansing |
| Synonyms: | civilizing, clarifying, cleaning, cultivating, distillation, elevating, focusing, honing, improving, perfecting, polishing, purifying, sharpening |
| Main Entry: | scrubbing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rubbing |
| Synonyms: | cleaning, cleansing, scrub, wash, washing |
| Main Entry: | bathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wash with water and, usually, soap |
| Synonyms: | bath, clean, cleanse, dip, douse, dunk, flood, hose, imbathe, imbue, immerse, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shower, soak, soap, sponge, steep, submerge, suffuse, tub, water, wet |
| Notes: | bath (noun) is the act of soaking or cleansing the body while bathe (verb) is to take a bath |
| Antonyms: | dirty |
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, prepare by whisking |
| Synonyms: | buff, clean, paint, polish, sweep, wash, whisk, wipe |
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