"wash oneself of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: washes oneself of [present, singular, third-person], washing oneself of [participle, present], washed oneself of [participle, past], washed oneself of [past]
Etymology: From wash one's hands of. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wash oneself of (third-person singular simple present washes oneself of, present participle washing oneself of, simple past and past participle washed oneself of)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To stop caring about (something); to reject any semblance of (something). Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-wash_oneself_of-en-verb-D13ry6CO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", Pages with 1 entry
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