reinigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clean adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- cleanse verb To make thoroughly clean or free of impurities.
- preen noun A forked tool used by clothworkers to finish and smooth cloth.
- purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
- purify verb To remove impurities from something, making it clean or pure.
- scavenge verb To search through discarded material for something useful.
Senses
reinigen is used for these senses in English:
- clean (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- cleanse (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
- preen (of birds, ambitransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.
- purge (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
- purify (transitive) To free from guilt or sin.
- scavenge (transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
clean — full definition
- adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- adj Free of drugs, alcohol, or (of a criminal record) offenses.
- adj Done smoothly and without flaws or errors.
- verb To remove dirt from something, or to tidy up a space.
cleanse — full definition
- verb To make thoroughly clean or free of impurities.
- verb To rid of something considered undesirable, corrupt, or sinful.
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