Cleanse
Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.
Sterilise
Sterilise verb - Make free from bacteria.
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Synonyms for Sterilise
Cleanse and sterilise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleanse" instead a verb "Sterilise".
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Sterilise and Cleanse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleanse/sterilise
Cleanse & Sterilise. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleanse/sterilise>.
Sterilise or Cleanse. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleanse/sterilise.
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