uncleanse
uncleanse verb: to reverse the cleansing of; to make unclean.
Verb
uncleanse (third-person singular simple present uncleanses, present participle uncleansing, simple past and past participle uncleansed)
- To reverse the cleansing of; to make unclean.
- And the prowling angers which seek to uncleanse The mighty volition, [...]1968, Hugo Manning, The Secret Sea
- 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 of uncleanse
Forms of uncleanse
| third-person singular present | uncleanses |
|---|---|
| present participle | uncleansing |
| past participle | uncleansed |
| past | uncleansed |
Origin of uncleanse
From un- + cleanse.
Questions about uncleanse
- What does uncleanse mean?
- Uncleanse means to reverse the cleansing of; to make unclean.
- What part of speech is uncleanse?
- Uncleanse is a verb.
- What is the past tense of uncleanse?
- The past tense of uncleanse is uncleansed.
Words near uncleanse in the dictionary
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