| cleanse | | |
| v. (body) | 1. clean, cleanse | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ bathe | cleanse the entire body.; "bathe daily" |
| ~ wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.; "The cat washes several times a day" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
| ~ soap, lather | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning. |
| ~ bath, bathe | clean one's body by immersion into water.; "The child should bathe every day" |
| ~ douche | direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning. |
| ~ neaten, groom | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| ~ floss | use dental floss to clean.; "floss your teeth after every meal" |
| ~ decontaminate | rid of contamination.; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city" |
| v. (change) | 2. cleanse | purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins.; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins" |
| ~ denazify | free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance.; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified" |
| ~ disembarrass, rid, free | relieve from.; "Rid the house of pests" |
| foment | | |
| v. (social) | 1. agitate, foment, stir up | try to stir up public opinion. |
| ~ provoke, stimulate | provide the needed stimulus for. |
| ~ rumpus | cause a disturbance. |
| v. (body) | 2. foment | bathe with warm water or medicated lotions.; "His legs should be fomented" |
| ~ bath, bathe | clean one's body by immersion into water.; "The child should bathe every day" |
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