reinwaschen — meaning in English

English meaning

• purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
• rehabilitate verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
• vindicate verb To free someone from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
• whitewash noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.

Senses

reinwaschen is used for these senses in English:

• purge (transitive) To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
• purge (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
• purge (transitive, law) To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
• rehabilitate (transitive) To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). [from 18th c.]
• vindicate (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
• whitewash A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often, politics) , an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.
• whitewash (often, politics) To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).

purge — full definition

1. verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
2. verb To forcibly remove people, especially from a political organization.
3. noun An act of forcibly removing people or unwanted elements.

rehabilitate — full definition

1. verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
2. verb To restore a building, area, or system to good working condition.
3. verb To restore someone's reputation or good standing.

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