Cleanse and Lighten

Cleanse

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

Lighten and cleanse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Cleanse".

Lighten

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

Cleanse and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleanse" instead a verb "Lighten".

Common collocations

people cleanse people lighten people
guilt cleanse guilt lighten guilt
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