Definition of cleanse
cleansed
;cleansing
transitive verb
: clean; especially : to rid of impurities by or as if by washing
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Housing rights activists, on the other hand, fear a downtown cleansed of the poor with fewer public parks and plazas.
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Increasing the cadence and refusing to allow projects to fizzle in Linger Land is the equivalent of a corporate wellness cleanse.
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A few bites of something less numbing in between to cleanse the palate.
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That’s because dessert here is actually a palate-cleansing bowl of nopal sorbet and a shot of Oaxacan mezcal.
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Thursday:Sir James Pub, 316 N. Franklin St., Port Washington, hosts a sour beer tasting at 7:30 p.m. which includes three draft beers, three bottles and specialty cheeses from Cedar Valley to cleanse the palate.
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In between courses, we were given a palate cleansing dollop of blood orange sorbet.
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Origin and Etymology of cleanse
Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian to purify, from clǣne clean
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Definition of cleanse
: a very restrictive short-term diet primarily intended to remove toxins from the body Under the supervision of her nutritionist … Gillian Anderson has reportedly participated in cleanses that consist of little more than liquids for 10 days. — J. D. Heiman … told me about her 28-day cleanse, which limits the caffeine, sugar, gluten, dairy and red meat in your diet. — Jon Harris
First Known Use of cleanse
1999
CLEANSE Defined for Kids
cleanse
playDefinition of cleanse for Students
cleansed
;cleansing
: to make clean Cleanse the wound with soap and water.
Medical Dictionary
cleanse
Medical Definition of cleanse
: a very restrictive short-term diet primarily intended to remove toxins from the body
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