To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing.
To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
An act of cleansing; a purification.
To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.