cleansing

1. The act of making something clean (synset 100251880)
   "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
   is a type of: improvement - the act of improving something
   subtypes:

   • disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of vermin
   • spring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
   • scouring, scrub, scrubbing - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
   • dry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
   • sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom
   • purge, purging - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
   • purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
   • sterilisation, sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
   • sanitation, sanitisation, sanitization - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
   • depilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
   • bathing, washup - the act of washing yourself (or another person)
   • housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
   same as: cleaning, cleanup

1. Cleansing the body by washing;
   Especially ritual washing of e.g. hands (synset 302125146)
   "ablutionary rituals"
   similar to: purifying - freeing from noxious matter
   same as: ablutionary
2. Acting like an antiseptic (synset 302123584)
   similar to: antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
   same as: purifying

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