cleansed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of cleansednext
as in washed

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cleansed

2 of 2

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
  • And kind of purged the people around us that kind of always tried to drive wedges for petty little gains.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military – a decades-old associate entrusted with instilling political loyalty in the PLA and vetting senior promotions.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 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 vast backdrop is beautiful but only moderately less foreboding than the oppressively sterile office where most of Season 1 takes place.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • States committed, on average, about 2% for syringe service programs, through which people can get sterile needles.
    Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • He has been housed on the medical wing at Rikers, which lacks basic medical care, blankets, clean clothes and sanitary conditions, Ansari says.
    Emily Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The order also indicates water has been shut off, trash is piled in heaps across the living room and other living quarters, and sanitary conditions are unlivable.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of sanitary
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