cleanse
cleanse /klenz/
verb [transitive]
Use a piece of gauze to cleanse the cut.
The water is cleansed and reused.
2. to remove everything that is bad or immoral from a person’s character, an organization, or a place – used especially in news reports
cleanse somebody/something of something
The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption.
⇨ ethnic cleansing
cleanse /klenz/
verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: clean ≠ unclean
1. to make something completely clean: 2. to remove everything that is bad or immoral from a person’s character, an organization, or a place – used especially in news reports
cleanse somebody/something of something
⇨ ethnic cleansing