cleansing

Main Entry:
cleanse [klenz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make undirty; wash
Synonyms: absolve, clarify, clean, clear, depurgate, disinfect, expurgate, launder, lustrate, purge, purify, refine, restore, rinse, sanitize, scour, scrub, sterilize
Antonyms: dirty, soil, spot
Main Entry: bath
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: washing with water and, usually, soap
Synonyms: ablution, cleansing, dip, douche, dousing, gargle, laving, scrubbing, shower, soak, soaking, soaping, sponging, tub, wash
Notes: bath (noun) is the act of soaking or cleansing the body while bathe (verb) is to take a bath
Main Entry: catharsis
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: purging, purification
Synonyms: ablution, abreaction, cleansing, expurgation, lustration, purgation, purification, release
Antonyms: dirtying
Main Entry: distillation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: distillate
Synonyms: cleansing, purification, refining
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: scrubbing
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rubbing
Synonyms: cleaning, cleansing, scrub, wash, washing
Main Entry: baptize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: initiate in church rite
Synonyms: admit, asperse, besprinkle, call, christen, cleanse, denominate, dip, dub, entitle, immerse, name, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, term, title
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
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