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Pronunciation:
[ klˈɛnzɪŋ], [ klˈɛnzɪŋ], [ k_l_ˈɛ_n_z_ɪ_ŋ]
Cleansing is a process of getting rid of impurities or unwanted substances from something. Synonyms for the word cleansing include purify, detoxify, disinfect, sanitize, and scour. Purify is used when referring to making something pure or clean, and it can also mean spiritually cleanse. Detoxify is the complete removal of toxins and can be used when talking about a specific organ or the whole body. Disinfect is to clean something to destroy germs or bacteria. Sanitize is to keep something clean to prevent germs from spreading. Scour means to clean something thoroughly by scrubbing, and it is commonly used to clean kitchen surfaces and cookware.
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Synonyms for Cleansing:
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adj.
• cathartic • all -
n.
• ablution • bath • catharsis • cleaning • distillation -
v.
• cleaning • purifying Other relevant words:
- abatement ,
- abeyance ,
- abrade ,
- abreaction ,
- abstainer ,
- abstinence ,
- acquit ,
- acquittance ,
- action ,
- activeness ,
- advance ,
- airstream ,
- alleviant ,
- alleviation ,
- alleviator ,
- alleviatory ,
- alluvion ,
- alterative ,
- anaesthetic ,
- analgetic ,
- anesthetic agent ,
- arc ,
- around the bend ,
- ascetical ,
- assoil ,
- austere ,
- backwash ,
- balsamy ,
- bandaging ,
- barf ,
- baring ,
- barmy ,
- bathing tub ,
- bathtub ,
- bats ,
- batty ,
- be sick ,
- betterment ,
- binding ,
- blank ,
- bodily function ,
- bodily process ,
- body process ,
- bonkers ,
- boring ,
- bowdlerisation ,
- break ,
- bridegroom ,
- bring around ,
- bring out ,
- broom ,
- brush ,
- buggy ,
- bum ,
- burbling ,
- burbly ,
- bush ,
- button ,
- cadge ,
- call off ,
- cancel ,
- cascade ,
- cast ,
- castration ,
- cat ,
- cessation ,
- chaparral ,
- chastisement ,
- cherish ,
- chimneysweep ,
- chimneysweeper ,
- chuck ,
- civilisation ,
- civilization ,
- clean and jerk ,
- clean house ,
- clean-living ,
- cleanser ,
- cleansing agent ,
- clear ,
- complete ,
- constipation ,
- convalesce ,
- correction ,
- cracked ,
- crackers ,
- cream ,
- cross ,
- cultivation ,
- culture ,
- curative ,
- cure ,
- curry ,
- daft ,
- dampen ,
- dangling ,
- delivery ,
- deluge ,
- denudation ,
- departure ,
- detrition ,
- disgorge ,
- dishwashing ,
- dismissal ,
- dismission ,
- dispatch ,
- distill ,
- distillate ,
- distillment ,
- diuretic drug ,
- dotty ,
- douche bag ,
- drag ,
- drag in ,
- dress ,
- drop ,
- drop off ,
- dry cleaner ,
- dry wash ,
- dull ,
- easement ,
- effusive ,
- eject ,
- elaboration ,
- electric arc ,
- electric discharge ,
- elucidation ,
- elucidative ,
- embroil ,
- emission ,
- empty ,
- end run ,
- evacuant ,
- exculpate ,
- excusatory ,
- exhaust ,
- exhibitioner ,
- exhibitor ,
- exit ,
- exonerate ,
- expanse ,
- expel ,
- expelling ,
- expiative ,
- expiration ,
- fair ,
- fairly ,
- famishment ,
- fecundation ,
- fertilisation ,
- fertilization ,
- find ,
- finish ,
- fire ,
- firing ,
- firing off ,
- flawlessly ,
- flood lamp ,
- flood tide ,
- floodlight ,
- flowage ,
- flush ,
- free ,
- fresh ,
- friction ,
- fruity ,
- gargle ,
- give up ,
- glade ,
- glut ,
- go back ,
- go off ,
- going ,
- grub ,
- gushy ,
- hairlessness ,
- handout ,
- hanging ,
- haywire ,
- healing ,
- hiatus ,
- ho-hum ,
- hold dear ,
- honk ,
- hostler ,
- houseclean ,
- husking ,
- hygienise ,
- hygienize ,
- illumination ,
- impairment ,
- interruption ,
- inundate ,
- inundation ,
- issue ,
- katharsis ,
- killing ,
- kookie ,
- kooky ,
- lap ,
- launder ,
- laundry ,
- lave ,
- lavish ,
- laxation ,
- leech ,
- let go ,
- let go of ,
- liberate ,
- liberation ,
- light ,
- loco ,
- loony ,
- loopy ,
- loose ,
- loss ,
- make clean ,
- make pure ,
- medical dressing ,
- melioration ,
- mend ,
- mild ,
- mitigatory ,
- moderation ,
- moisten ,
- mooch ,
- muster out ,
- natural action ,
- natural process ,
- nauseant ,
- neat ,
- neaten ,
- nicety ,
- nuance ,
- nuts ,
- nutty ,
- ointment ,
- order ,
- ordination ,
- ostler ,
- outlet ,
- outpouring ,
- overflow ,
- oversupply ,
- pain pill ,
- painkiller ,
- parasite ,
- parazoan ,
- pass over ,
- passing ,
- pause ,
- penitent ,
- penitentiary ,
- penstock ,
- photoflood ,
- physic ,
- pick ,
- plum ,
- plumb ,
- polish ,
- poriferan ,
- pouring ,
- preparation ,
- prepare ,
- press release ,
- propitiative ,
- psychotherapeutic ,
- publish ,
- puke ,
- put down ,
- put out ,
- quick study ,
- race ,
- rain shower ,
- recess ,
- reclaim ,
- recoup ,
- recuperate ,
- redemptional ,
- redemptory ,
- regain ,
- regorge ,
- regurgitate ,
- releasing ,
- relief ,
- relinquish ,
- remotion ,
- rescue ,
- resign ,
- rest ,
- rest period ,
- retch ,
- retrieve ,
- rinse off ,
- rising tide ,
- round the bend ,
- rub ,
- run ,
- sack ,
- sacking ,
- sail ,
- salad dressing ,
- salving ,
- sanative ,
- sanctify ,
- sanitise ,
- saving ,
- scavenge ,
- scratch ,
- scrub up ,
- secrete ,
- set down ,
- shade ,
- shining ,
- shitting ,
- shower bath ,
- shower down ,
- sick ,
- slam ,
- slipstream ,
- slow ,
- sluice down ,
- sluiceway ,
- soaking ,
- soft ,
- souse ,
- sousing ,
- span ,
- spark ,
- spartan ,
- spew ,
- spill ,
- spillage ,
- sponger ,
- sporting ,
- sportsmanlike ,
- sporty ,
- spue ,
- stableboy ,
- stableman ,
- starving ,
- strip ,
- stuffing ,
- stultification ,
- sublimate ,
- subtlety ,
- suspension system ,
- swamp ,
- sweep oar ,
- sweep up ,
- swing ,
- swing out ,
- tangle ,
- tedious ,
- temporary removal ,
- therapeutic ,
- throw up ,
- time out ,
- tiresome ,
- tone ending ,
- torrent ,
- train ,
- training ,
- traverse ,
- treasure ,
- treat ,
- tubful ,
- turn ,
- unblock ,
- unclouded ,
- uncontaminating ,
- uncovering ,
- unfreeze ,
- uninfected ,
- unload ,
- unloose ,
- unloosen ,
- unobjectionable ,
- upchuck ,
- vat ,
- vent ,
- venting ,
- vomit ,
- vomit up ,
- vomitive ,
- wacky ,
- waiver ,
- wash away ,
- wash drawing ,
- wash off ,
- wash out ,
- washables ,
- washout ,
- water pill ,
- wearisome ,
- whacky ,
- white ,
- wholesale .
- Abstergent ,
- Abstersion ,
- Alleviating ,
- Atoning ,
- Benumbing ,
- Brightening ,
- Burnishing ,
- Deobstruent ,
- Depuration ,
- Depurative ,
- Detersion ,
- Dialyzing ,
- Dulling ,
- Eliminating ,
- Expurgatory ,
- Flushing ,
- Laving ,
- Lustral ,
- Lustration ,
- Mitigating ,
- Piacular ,
- Recompensing ,
- Relieving ,
- Reparative ,
- Repenting ,
- Righting ,
- Sanctifying ,
- Shampooing ,
- Squaring ,
- Subduing ,
- Sweepings ,
- Tubbing ,
- ablution ,
- ablutionary ,
- ablutions ,
- abstention ,
- alleviative ,
- analgesic ,
- anesthetic ,
- anodyne ,
- antiseptic ,
- aperient ,
- apologetic ,
- ascetic ,
- assuasive ,
- balmy ,
- balsamic ,
- bath ,
- bathing ,
- bowdlerization ,
- brushing ,
- care for ,
- cathartic ,
- chastening ,
- clarification ,
- clarifying ,
- clean ,
- cleanly ,
- cleanse ,
- cleanup ,
- cleanup position ,
- cleanup spot ,
- compensatory ,
- deadening ,
- decontaminating ,
- defecation ,
- deliverance ,
- demulcent ,
- detergent ,
- detersive ,
- discharge ,
- distillation ,
- diuretic ,
- drenching ,
- dressing ,
- dry cleaning ,
- easing ,
- emetic ,
- emollient ,
- expiatory ,
- expurgation ,
- filtration ,
- flood ,
- freeing ,
- grooming ,
- gushing ,
- heal ,
- housecleaning ,
- intermission ,
- irrigation ,
- laxative ,
- lenitive ,
- lustrative ,
- mitigative ,
- numbing ,
- pain-killing ,
- palliative ,
- penitential ,
- polishing ,
- propitiatory ,
- purgation ,
- purgative ,
- purgatorial ,
- purificatory ,
- reclamatory ,
- recover ,
- redeeming ,
- redemptive ,
- redressing ,
- refinement ,
- remedial ,
- removal ,
- reparatory ,
- repentant ,
- reprieve ,
- respite ,
- restitutive ,
- restore to health ,
- rinse ,
- rinsing ,
- rubbing ,
- sanitation ,
- sanitization ,
- scavenging ,
- scouring ,
- scrub ,
- shampoo ,
- shower ,
- softening ,
- soothing ,
- sponge bath ,
- starvation ,
- steam cleaning ,
- sterilization ,
- stripping ,
- surcease ,
- suspension ,
- tub ,
- wash ,
- washing out .
How to use "Cleansing" in context?
Cleansing is the act of removing unwanted substances or contaminants from the body. The process of cleansing can be performed through the use of water, organic matter, and/or minerals. Cleansing can be performed weekly, monthly, annually, or whenever the body feels the need for purification. There are many types of cleansing techniques, but the most common are bath, shower, and soap. Bath and shower cleanses help remove dirt, sweat, sebum, dead skin cells, and pollutants from the skin and hair. Soap cleanses the skin of oil, sweat, and dirt.
Paraphrases for Cleansing:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
cleansed.
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Proper noun, singular
cleanup.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
cleaner.
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Verb, past tense
cleaned.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
purge.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
clearing, decontamination, detoxification, disinfection, grooming, housekeeping, hygiene, liquidation, reclamation, scrubbing, sewage, treatment, Depuration, Flushing, Lustration, degreasing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
being, blowing, clearing, collecting, dismantling, freeing, keeping, purifying, scavenging, scrubbing, stabilizing, stripping, sweeping, trimming, washing, Dusting, Eradicating, Introducing, Liquidating, Overcoming, Rehabilitating, Ridding, Treating, Wiping, reviewing, remediating.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Adjective
cleanliness.
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Proper noun, singular
cleaner, cleanliness, washing.
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Noun, plural
cleansers.
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Noun, singular or mass
cleaner, cleanliness, extermination, genocide, purge, sanitization, washing, purges.
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Adjective
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