cleansing

cleanse (kl

nz)

tr.v. cleansed, cleans·ing, cleans·es

To free from dirt, defilement, or guilt; purge or clean.

[Middle English clensen, from Old English clnsian, from clne, pure, clean.]

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Noun	1.	cleansing - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" cleaning, cleanup improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of vermin spring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter scrubbing, scouring, scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water dry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom purging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities sterilisation, sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) sanitisation, sanitization, sanitation - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing depilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person) housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Adj.	1.	cleansing - cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals" ablutionary purifying - freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent"
	2.	cleansing - acting like an antiseptic purifying antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

Translations

cleansing [ˈklenzɪŋ]

A. ADJ (for complexion) → limpiador (fig) → purificador

B. N → limpieza f

C. CPD cleansing cream N → crema f desmaquilladora
cleansing department N → departamento m de limpieza
cleansing lotion N → loción f limpiadora

cleansing

adj agent → Reinigungs-; cleansing cream/milk → Reinigungscreme f → /-milch f; cleansing lotion → Reinigungslotion f

cleansing [ˈklɛnzɪŋ] n (see vb) → pulitura, purificazione f

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Ablutionary
Abstersive
bathe
catharsis
cleanse
cleanser
cleansing agent
decontaminate
decontamination station
denazify
deterge
detergency
detergent
disembarrass
douche
ethnic cleansing
face pack
lavation
lave

But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.

Fables by Aesop View in context

Who had begun the cleansing of the marble, and who had left it unfinished?

The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context

The unmanufactured sperm oil possesses a singularly cleansing virtue.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

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