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 make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
To corrupt or profane
Polluted; defiled.