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cleanse (v.)
Old English
clænsian
"to cleanse, purge, purify, chasten, justify," from West Germanic
*klainson
, from
*klainoz
(see
clean
). Despite its modern spelling (16c.), it retains its Middle English pronunciation. Related:
Cleansed
;
cleansing
.
