rinse

Meanings

Verb

  • To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
  • To remove soap from (something) using water.
  • To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.

Noun

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Origin

  • From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rinshen, rencen, partly from Old Norse hreinsa; and partly from Old French rincier, rinser, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier, from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognate with Danish rense, Norwegian rense, Swedish rensa, Old High German reinisōn, German rein, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃. More at riddle.

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