rinse

CEFRB2

/ɹɪns/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To wash something quickly with clean water.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To drink and hangout with friends.

Examples

  • Tom doesn't use rinse. He only uses shampoo.

  • Please rinse often with mouthwash.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To remove soap from (something) using water.

  2. To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

  3. To swish (a liquid) around the inside of something.

More examples

In context

  • Please rinse out your mouth.

  • Let's Rinse later tonight at my house.

  • Rinse the dishes after you wash them.

Synonyms

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After washing the dishes, she used water to blank off the leftover soap.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English rinsen, rincen, rencen (“to rinse”), from Old French rincier, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer (“to rinse, cleanse”). Of contested origin. Possibly from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”). Alternatively from a dissimilation of Old French recincier, from Latin recentare (“to make fresh”). Cognate with French rincer. From the Germanic verb are Danish rense, Norwegian rense, Swedish rensa (all “to clean”), Old High German reinisōn (“to clean, purify, atone”). It is related to German rein (“pure”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains, “clean”), and English riddle. The Latin verb is rela...