Definition of "cleanse" []

• To free from dirt, defilement, or guilt; purge or clean. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One of Stan Kasten's final missions as team president of the Nationals was assisting Major League Baseball in its ongoing effort to cleanse from the Dominican Republic corrupt practices in signing youthful players."
• "The cleanse is still on, but I am feeling slightly less desperate than I was yesterday."
• "But maybe once the cleanse is over, I'll date myself, too (no, not cheesy at all!!)."