cleanse Copy link Outline 1. purgo, 12. dēfaeco, 1 (to c. from dregs or foulness)3. dētergeo, si, sum, 2 (to c. by brushing or rubbing)4. ablŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (to c. by washing) • cleanse: 1. purgo, 1: to c. from eaves and ordure, a foliis et stercore p., Col. Fig: to c. the bosom, pectora p., Lucr.: v. to clear, clean. So the compounds, (i.) perpurgo, to c. thoroughly: Cic.: Cels. (ii.) expurgo, to c. out: Plin. (iii.) dēpurgo = expurgo or intens. of purgo: Pl.: Cato. (iv.) rĕpurgo, to c. again: Suet.: Plin. 2. dēfaeco, 1 (to c. from dregs or foulness): Pl. 3. dētergeo, si, sum, 2 (to c. by brushing or rubbing): v. to clean (Phr.). 4. ablŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (to c. by washing): to c. oneself in running water, se flumine vivo ab., Virg.: v. to wash, purify.