a. Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the heart? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. having been made clean. Opposite of
n. [ AS. cl&aemacr_;nsere. ] One who, or that which, cleanses; especially, a detergent or other preparation used for cleaning. Arbuthnot.