uncleanse

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verb

To reverse the cleansing of; to make unclean.

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Meanings

verbuncleanse (third-person singular simple present uncleanses, present participle uncleansing, simple past and past participle uncleansed)

present singular third person uncleanses · participle present uncleansing · participle past uncleansed · past uncleansed

  1. transitiveTo reverse the cleansing of; to make unclean.

    And the prowling angers which seek to uncleanse The mighty volition, [...]

    1968, Hugo Manning, The Secret Sea
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    You will also need to take input XML documents, parse them, and "uncleanse" the data so it can be understood by the legacy system.

    2000, Software Development, Volume 8, Issues 7-12

    Synonyms: decleanse

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reverse the cleansing of; to make unclean.

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decleanse
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decleanse

Origin

From un- + cleanse.

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APA

uncleanse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncleanse

MLA

“uncleanse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncleanse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncleanse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncleanse.

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