cleanse

1. V-T To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it. 使清洁; 使净化

Right after your last cigarette, your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins. 在最后一根香烟后，你的身体将马上开始清除烟草毒素。

2. V-T If you cleanse your skin or a wound, you clean it. 清洁 (皮肤、伤口)

Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face. 凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。

3. →see also ethnic cleansing