wash vs cleanse

wash is a noun but cleanse is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wash	Yes	No	Yes	No
cleanse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cleanse is a hypernym of wash; that is, cleanse is a word with a broader meaning than wash:

Other hypernyms of wash include clean.

As verbs, cleanse is a hypernym of wash; that is, cleanse is a word with a broader meaning than wash:

Other hypernyms of wash include clean.

wash (noun)	cleanse (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

wash (verb)	cleanse (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking	purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
make moist
wash or flow against
form by erosion
wash by removing particles
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
clean with some chemical process
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof