See clensen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"glosses": [
"To cleanse; to spiritually purify:",
"To liberate from sin."
],
"links": [
[
"cleanse",
"cleanse"
],
[
"spiritually",
"spiritually"
],
[
"purify",
"purify"
],
[
"liberate",
"liberate"
],
[
"sin",
"sin"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To heal or cure (of disease)"
],
"links": [
[
"heal",
"heal"
],
[
"cure",
"cure"
],
[
"disease",
"disease#English"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To brighten or beautify."
],
"links": [
[
"brighten",
"brighten"
],
[
"beautify",
"beautify"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈklɛnzən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/klɛns/",
"tags": [
"Northern"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈklanziː/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈklanzən/",
"note": "Southern, West Midland"
}
],
"word": "clensen"
}
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