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All absterge synonyms

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verb absterge

  • scrape β€” to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
  • scrub β€” to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
  • soak β€” to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
  • spruce up β€” trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
  • sweep β€” to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
  • vacuum β€” a space entirely devoid of matter.
  • wash β€” to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
  • wipe β€” to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
  • bath β€” A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
  • blot β€” If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
  • cauterise β€” to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
  • cauterize β€” If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected.
  • clarify β€” To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
  • deodorize β€” If you deodorize something, you remove unpleasant smells from it.
  • deterge β€” to wash or wipe away; cleanse
  • edulcorate β€” to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
  • hackle β€” one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
  • launder β€” to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
  • lave β€” to wash; bathe.
  • neaten β€” to make neat: a day spent neatening the kitchen shelves.
  • polish β€” to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
  • purge β€” to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
  • purify β€” to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • rake β€” inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
  • rasp β€” to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
  • refine β€” to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
  • sanitise β€” to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
  • sanitize β€” to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
  • scald β€” to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
  • scour β€” to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
  • shampoo β€” to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
  • soap β€” a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
  • sponge β€” any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
  • sterilise β€” to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
  • sterilize β€” to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
  • swab β€” a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
  • whisk β€” to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
  • winnow β€” to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
  • clear the decks β€” to prepare for action, as by removing obstacles from a field of activity or combat
  • depurate β€” to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
  • do up β€” Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • shake out β€” If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
  • straighten up β€” stand straighter
  • uncluttered β€” to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: All kinds of papers cluttered the top of his desk.
  • bathe β€” If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
  • brush β€” A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
  • cleanse β€” To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
  • clear up β€” When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
  • disinfect β€” to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
  • dredge β€” Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
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