| purify | | |
| v. (change) | 1. distill, make pure, purify, sublimate | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.; "purify the water" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ distill, distil | undergo the process of distillation. |
| ~ rectify, refine | reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities.; "refine sugar" |
| ~ purge | rid of impurities.; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" |
| v. (change) | 2. purge, purify, sanctify | make pure or free from sin or guilt.; "he left the monastery purified" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ spiritualise, spiritualize | purify from the corrupting influences of the world.; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" |
| ~ lustrate | purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials. |
| v. (change) | 3. purify | become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin.; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| rinse | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. rinse | a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint. |
| ~ hair coloring, hair dye | a dye or tint for the hair. |
| n. (act) | 2. rinse, rinsing | the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing. |
| ~ lavation, washing, wash | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water). |
| ~ remotion, removal | the act of removing.; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy" |
| n. (act) | 3. rinse | the act of giving a light tint to the hair. |
| ~ hair coloring | the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair. |
| n. (act) | 4. rinse | washing lightly without soap. |
| ~ lavation, washing, wash | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water). |
| v. (contact) | 5. rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt. |
| ~ scour, flush, purge | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid.; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" |
| ~ launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| v. (contact) | 6. rinse, wash | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ wash off, wash away, wash out, wash | remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" |
| ~ elute | wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography. |
| ~ swear out, process, serve | deliver a warrant or summons to someone.; "He was processed by the sheriff" |
| ~ launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ wash | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals). |
| v. (body) | 7. gargle, rinse | rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash.; "gargle with this liquid" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
| wash | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. wash | a thin coat of water-base paint. |
| ~ blackwash | a wash that colors a surface black. |
| ~ calcimine | a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings. |
| ~ color wash, colour wash | a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment. |
| ~ water-base paint | paint in which water is used as the vehicle. |
| ~ whitewash | wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces. |
| n. (act) | 2. lavation, wash, washing | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water). |
| ~ washup, bathing | the act of washing yourself (or another person). |
| ~ ablution | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels. |
| ~ dishwashing, washup | the act of washing dishes. |
| ~ washing-up | the washing of dishes etc after a meal. |
| ~ window-washing | the activity of washing windows. |
| ~ rinse | washing lightly without soap. |
| ~ soak, soaking | washing something by allowing it to soak. |
| ~ rinsing, rinse | the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing. |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ laundering | washing clothes and bed linens. |
| n. (object) | 3. dry wash, wash | the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon). |
| ~ western united states, west | the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River. |
| ~ creek bed, streambed | a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream. |
| n. (process) | 4. wash, washout | the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway).; "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" |
| ~ rain-wash | the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain. |
| ~ soil erosion | the washing away of soil by the flow of water. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. |
| ~ flow | any uninterrupted stream or discharge. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. wash, wash drawing | a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other. |
| ~ watercolor, water-color, water-colour, watercolour | a painting produced with watercolors. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. laundry, wash, washables, washing | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering. |
| ~ garment | an article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk" |
| ~ household linen, white goods | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth. |
| n. (act) | 8. wash | any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out.; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash" |
| ~ business activity, commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| v. (body) | 9. lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.; "The cat washes several times a day" |
| ~ sponge down | wash with a sponge. |
| ~ scrub up, scrub | wash thoroughly.; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" |
| ~ gargle, rinse | rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash.; "gargle with this liquid" |
| ~ shampoo | use shampoo on (hair). |
| ~ hush | wash by removing particles.; "Wash ores" |
| v. (contact) | 10. launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ water-wash | wash with water. |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| ~ wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt.; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" |
| ~ powerwash, pressure-wash | wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew.; "pressure-wash the house" |
| ~ suds | wash in suds. |
| ~ rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt. |
| ~ cradle | wash in a cradle.; "cradle gold" |
| ~ stone-wash, stonewash | wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance.; "stonewash blue jeans" |
| ~ hand-wash, handwash | wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine.; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed" |
| ~ machine-wash, machine wash | wash by machine.; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?" |
| ~ acid-wash | wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look.; "acid-wash blue jeans" |
| ~ wash | be capable of being washed.; "Does this material wash?" |
| v. (motion) | 11. wash | move by or as if by water.; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" |
| ~ wash | form by erosion.; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (stative) | 12. wash | be capable of being washed.; "Does this material wash?" |
| ~ launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 13. wash | admit to testing or proof.; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court" |
| ~ stand | be in effect; be or remain in force.; "The law stands!" |
| v. (contact) | 14. wash | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals). |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ separate | divide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| ~ rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt. |
| ~ pan off, pan, pan out | wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals. |
| v. (contact) | 15. wash | apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to. |
| ~ whitewash | cover with whitewash.; "whitewash walls" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (change) | 16. wash, wash away, wash off, wash out | remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt.; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" |
| v. (change) | 17. wash | form by erosion.; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
| ~ eat away, erode, fret | remove soil or rock.; "Rain eroded the terraces" |
| ~ wash | move by or as if by water.; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" |
| v. (change) | 18. dampen, moisten, wash | make moist.; "The dew moistened the meadows" |
| ~ wet | cause to become wet.; "Wet your face" |
| ~ humidify, moisturise, moisturize | make (more) humid.; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" |
| ~ baste | cover with liquid before cooking.; "baste a roast" |
| v. (change) | 19. lap, lave, wash | wash or flow against.; "the waves laved the shore" |
| ~ flow | cover or swamp with water. |
| v. (body) | 20. wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.; "The cat washes several times a day" |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
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