different between cleanse vs cleansing

cleanse

English

Etymology

From Old English cl?nsian, from Proto-West Germanic *klainis?n?, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (clean). Cognate with archaic Dutch kleinzen (to clean; to purify).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kl?nz/

Verb

cleanse (third-person singular simple present cleanses, present participle cleansing, simple past and past participle cleansed)

  1. (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
  2. (transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.

Translations

Noun

cleanse (plural cleanses)

  1. An act of cleansing; a purification.
    I regularly visit the spa for a massage and a facial cleanse.
    Synonym: cleansing

Translations

Anagrams

  • Senecal, canelés, elances, enlaces, enscale, scalene

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cleansing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kl?n.z??/

Adjective

cleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)

  1. That cleanses.
    Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.

Synonyms

  • detergent (uncommon); smectic (rare)

Translations

Noun

cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)

  1. The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
    Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.

Related terms

  • ethnic cleansing

Translations

Verb

cleansing

  1. present participle of cleanse

Anagrams

  • cleanings, enscaling

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