Definitions
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Word origin
From Middle English clensen, from Old English clǣnsian, from Proto-West Germanic *klainisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“clean”). Cognate with West Frisian klinzgje (“to clean, cleanse”), archaic Dutch kleinzen (“to clean, purify”), Middle Low German klênsen, kleinsen, clensen (“to purify”).
Used in a sentence
“An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.”
“I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wash thoroughly”7 letters
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