The term 'cleanse' can refer to a variety of activities, from absolving someone of guilt to purifying an object or area. The crossword solutions for this term include ABSOLVE (7 letters), DEPURATE (8 letters), COMB (4 letters), SCRUB (5 letters), RID (3 letters), FRESHEN (7 letters), DISINFECT (9 letters), PURIFY (6 letters), RINSE (5 letters), BATHE (5 letters), PURGE (5 letters), LAVE (4 letters), WASH (4 letters), SCOUR (5 letters), and DETERGE (7 letters). These words all refer to different ways of cleaning something, whether it be a person, an object, or an area. For example, ABSOLVE is used to describe the act of freeing someone from guilt, while DEPURATE is used to describe the act of purifying something. Similarly, SCRUB and SCOUR are both used to describe the act of cleaning an object or area with a brush or other abrasive material.