cleanse /klenz/ verb past tense: cleansed; past participle: cleansed make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean. “This preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin” rid (a person, place, or thing) of something seen as unpleasant, unwanted, or defiling. “the mission to cleanse the nation of subversives” free (someone) from sin or guilt. 1.5 years I have waited 1.5 years to...