Cleanse and Decompose

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Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.

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Decompose is an antonym for cleanse.

Decompose verb - To go through decomposition.

Usage example: detectives needed to know how long it would take a corpse to decompose to that advanced state

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Cleanse is an antonym for decompose.

Nearby Words: decomposition, decomposing, decomposable, decomposer

earth	cleanse earth	decompose earth
water	cleanse water	decompose water

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