Cleansed vs Scrubbed - What's the difference?
cleansed | scrubbed | Related terms |
(cleanse)
To free from dirt; to clean, purify.
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To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.
(scrub)
(surgery, not comparable) With hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.
Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
Cleansed is a related term of scrubbed.
As verbs the difference between cleansed and scrubbed
is that cleansed is (cleanse) while scrubbed is (scrub).As an adjective scrubbed is
(surgery|not comparable) with hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.cleansed
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