Lave

/leɪv/

Synonyms for "lave" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

baptize bath bathe brew clean douche drench drouk flushflush out

Noun(6 words)

basin bathe bathing cleanse cleansing engulf

Strong matches (23)

gargle holystone imbrue imbue impregnate infiltrate infuse inject irrigate lap lather launder leach lip lixiviate macerate mopmop uppercolate permeate

Verb(1 words)

lap

Noun(2 words)

laver overwhelm

Related words (39)

Noun(9 words)

pervade purify remainder remnant residue rinse suffuse wash washbasin

rinserinse outritually immersesaturate scour scrubscrub upseethe shampoo shower sluicesluice outsoak soap sodden sop souse sponge steep swab

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syringe toivel tub washwash outwash upwaterlog wet

Verb(2 words)

washwash up

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

17 entries

action affect basin clean cleanse cleansing container flow freshenfreshen upinfluence process refresh refreshen vessel

Showing 16 of 17 words.

More specific

13 entries

ablutionablution bowlbaptismal basinbath bathe cleanse engulf pervade rinserinse basinritual washingsuffuse washing

Collocations

12 entries

ablution basinceremonial laverceremonial washingcleansing processlave the handslave the statuelave the woundritual lavesea laves the shorewashbasinwashing ritualwaves lave the quay

Inflections

3 entries

laved laves laving

Derivations

3 entries

lavage lavation laver

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: […]

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