Inform
Inform verb - To give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities.
Wash
Wash verb - To flow along or against.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries episode "Moscow Side Story" had Tweety inform Sylvester that Granny would wash his mouth out with soap after hearing the cat say "bolshoi".
Source: Soap Punishment -
The killer in Shore Leave has a pretty epic one when the detectives inform him that the man he tried to wash out of the military by framing for the theft of an officer's gun went on to become a Navy Cross-winning Marine.
Source: Series / Cold Case
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