opruimen — meaning in English

English meaning

• clean adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
• deplete verb To make the amount of something smaller by taking part of it away.
• remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
• tidy adj Neatly arranged; not messy or cluttered.

Senses

opruimen is used for these senses in English:

• clean (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
• deplete (ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
• remainder (transitive, commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
• tidy To make tidy; to neaten.

clean — full definition

1. adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
2. adj Free of drugs, alcohol, or (of a criminal record) offenses.
3. adj Done smoothly and without flaws or errors.
4. verb To remove dirt from something, or to tidy up a space.

deplete — full definition

1. verb To make the amount of something smaller by taking part of it away.
2. verb To lessen the quantity of something by removing part of it.
3. verb (chemistry) To use up or separate out a substance taking part in a reaction.
4. verb To lower the level of a substance in the body through medicine, treatment or illness.

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