Lave

//leɪv//

Synonyms for "lave" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

wash wash up baptize bath bathe brew clean douche drench drouk flush flush out gargle holystone imbrue

Strong matches (22)

imbue impregnate infiltrate infuse inject irrigate lap lather launder leach lip lixiviate macerate mop mop up percolate permeate

Verb(1 words)

lap

Noun(4 words)

leavings leftover ort relic

Related words (37)

Noun(8 words)

remainder remains remanent remnant residue residuum rest rump

remnant rinse rinse out ritually immerse saturate scour scrub scrub up seethe shampoo shower sluice sluice out soak soap sodden sop souse sponge steep

Show 7 more words

swab syringe toivel tub wash out waterlog wet

Verb(2 words)

wash wash up

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9 relation types

More general

7 entries

clean cleanse flow freshen freshen up refresh refreshen

Synonyms

3 entries

remnant wash wash up

Related terms

10 entries

lather launder laundry lavant lavatory lavender laver lavish lavy lye

derived

5 entries

belave lave net laving unlaved unlaving

etymologically related_to

1 entries

belive

has context

2 entries

archaic or dialectal dialectal

manner of

1 entries

flow

related to

25 entries

bail bail out crowd draw drink flap give gutter hang lade lather launder laundry lavender lavish lavy

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similar

1 entries

wash

Sample sentences

44 total sentences available.

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[M]y houſe vvithin the City / Is richly furniſhed vvith plate and gold, / Baſons and evvers to laue her dainty hands: […]

Source: wiktionary

[W]e muſt laue / Our Honors in theſe flattering ſtreames, / And make our Faces Vizards to our Hearts, / Diſguiſing vvhat they are.

Source: wiktionary

VVith Nectar pure his oozy Lock's he laves.

Source: wiktionary

[F]rom my vveary'd limbs I lave / The foul pollution of the briny vvave: […]

Source: wiktionary

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