lavage

Definitions of lavage
  1. noun
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
    synonyms: lessive
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    ablution
    the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
    rinçage
    washing lightly without soap
    bain
    you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
    bain de vapeur
    you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
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    travail
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  2. noun
    the act of making something clean
    synonyms: nettoyage
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    assainissement, nettoyage, élimination, épuration
    an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
    purification, épuration
    the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
    rasage
    the act of removing hair with a razor
    bain
    you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
    bain de vapeur
    you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
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    amélioration
    the act of improving something
  3. noun
    the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
    synonyms: purification
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    purification
    the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
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    dégagement
    the act of freeing from suspicion
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