Cleanse and Remove

Cleanse

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

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

Remove

Remove verb - To rid oneself of (a garment).

Cleanse and remove are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleanse" instead a verb "Remove".

Common collocations

soul cleanse soul remove soul
character cleanse character remove character
people cleanse people remove people
effect cleanse effect remove effect
Other words: stain, poison, curse, brain, sword, weapons.
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