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Säubern — 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.
  • cleanup noun The act of tidying up or clearing away mess, often after a specific event.
  • 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.
  • tidy adj Neatly arranged; not messy or cluttered.

Senses

Säubern is used for these senses in English:

  • clean (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
  • clean (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
  • cleanse (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
  • cleanup The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.
  • purge An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
  • purge (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
  • purify (transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
  • 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.

cleanse — full definition

  1. verb To make thoroughly clean or free of impurities.
  2. verb To rid of something considered undesirable, corrupt, or sinful.

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