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Cleanse (Verb)

Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

After a long hike, she cleansed her face with cold water to remove the sweat and dirt.
Before dinner, the children were told to cleanse their hands with soap and water.
The doctor instructed the patient to cleanse the wound with an antibacterial soap and water.
She spent the whole morning in the bathroom, cleansing her skin in preparation for the big event.
The athlete had to cleanse her feet in warm water to soften the calluses before trimming them.

Purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The fire of revolution is meant to cleanse the nation of injustice and inequality.
In many religious traditions, prayer is believed to cleanse the soul of evil thoughts.
The monk spent years in solitude to cleanse his spirit of worldly desires and distractions.
Through the act of confession, one can cleanse their conscience of past wrongdoing.
The traumatic experience forced her to cleanse her mind of the painful memories that had haunted her for years.