Defenition of the word cleansing

• Defenition of the word cleansing

  • The act or process of washing, laundering or removing dirt and other unwanted substances from the surface of an object, thing or place. (Source: RHW)
  • cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals"
  • the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
  • acting like an antiseptic
  • the act of making something clean
  • cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

Synonyms for the word cleansing

• • ablutionary
  • cleaning
  • cleanup
  • decontamination
  • distillation
  • purification
  • purifying
  • refinement
  • refining
  • sanitization

Similar words in the cleansing

• • antiseptic
  • cleansing
  • purifying

Hyponyms for the word cleansing

• • bathing
  • depilation
  • disinfestation
  • dry cleaning
  • epilation
  • housecleaning
  • purge
  • purging
  • purification
  • sanitation
  • sanitisation
  • sanitization
  • scouring
  • scrub
  • scrubbing
  • spring-cleaning
  • sterilisation
  • sterilization
  • sweeping
  • washup

Hypernyms for the word cleansing

• • improvement

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