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wash oneself of

wash oneself of verb: to stop caring about (something); to reject any semblance of (something).

Verb

wash oneself of (third-person singular simple present washes oneself of, present participle washing oneself of, simple past and past participle washed oneself of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To stop caring about (something); to reject any semblance of (something).
    • After many years, they washed themselves of her and her addiction.

Forms of wash oneself of

third-person singular presentwashes oneself of
present participlewashing oneself of
past participlewashed oneself of
pastwashed oneself of

Origin of wash oneself of

From wash one's hands of.

Questions about wash oneself of

What does wash oneself of mean?
Wash oneself of means to stop caring about (something); to reject any semblance of (something).
What part of speech is wash oneself of?
Wash oneself of is a verb.
What is the past tense of wash oneself of?
The past tense of wash oneself of is washed oneself of.

Words near wash oneself of in the dictionary

  1. wash one's dirty laundry in public
  2. wash one's dirty linen in public
  3. wash one's elbows
  4. wash one's hands
  5. wash one's mouth out
  6. wash oneself of
  7. wash out
  8. wash out one's mouth
  9. wash over
  10. wash room
  11. wash rooms

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