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cleanse vs decontaminate

decontaminate vs cleanse

cleanse and decontaminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cleanse No No Yes No
decontaminate No No Yes No
As verbs, decontaminate is a hyponym of cleanse; that is, decontaminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cleanse:
  • cleanse: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
  • decontaminate: rid of contamination
Other hyponyms of cleanse include bathe, wash, lave, wash, lather, soap, douche, floss.
cleanse (verb) decontaminate (verb)
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing rid of contamination
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
Difference between cleanse and decontaminate

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