VERB: "to cleanse by flushing with liquid (such as water)" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to cleanse by flushing with liquid (such as water)" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. wash off soap or remaining dirt
2. clean with some chemical process
(noun)
1. the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
2. a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LIQUID (adjective)
1. changed from a solid to a liquid state
2. clear and bright
LIQUID (noun)
1. the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
2. a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l’ and `r’)
CLEANSE (verb)
1. clean one’s body or parts thereof, as by washing
2. purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

Hint 3: Anagram

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