cleansed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of cleansednext
as in washed

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cleansed

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verb

past tense of cleanse
1
as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants

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2
as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage

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  1. purged
  2. scrubbed
  3. sterile
  4. sanitary
Verb
  • The statute of limitations for rape at the time was six years, so the evidence was purged.
    Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The board had targeted more than 100 books to be purged but only about eight were eliminated.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of purged
Adjective
  • But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
  • There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
    Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
Definition of scrubbed
Adjective
  • The existing pink floor and wall tiles were doused in a sterile shade of white, creating an unwelcoming experience for our guests.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The statistics are sterile, but the sound of absence hums: their voices missing from the kitchens, the markets, the churches, the streets of Florence, muted instead inside convent walls.
    Michelle Weber, Longreads, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • Salmonella is a bacteria that can contaminate food when sanitary practices are not followed, especially if workers do not wash their hands.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Voters were tasked with selecting four sanitary district directors from five candidates and the vote margins have been tight from the beginning.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sanitary
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