cleansed

3 definitions • 4 examples

past simple and past participle of

to make something completely clean:

Cleanse the wound thoroughly before you bandage it.

to make someone or something morally clean or pure:

to cleanse the thoughts of our hearts

be cleansed of Roman Catholics go to confession to be cleansed of their sins.

cleanse someone/something of something figurative The mayor has promised to cleanse the city of drug dealers (= to remove them from the city).