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LAUNDER
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they launder ... he / she / it launders
Past simple: laundered
Past participle: laundered
-ing form: laundering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "launder" is one way to...):
change; commute; convert; exchange (exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Example:
Wash the towels, please!
Synonyms:
launder; wash
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "launder" is one way to...):
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Verb group:
rinse; wash (clean with some chemical process)
wash (be capable of being washed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "launder"):
water-wash (wash with water)
wash out (wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt)
powerwash; pressure-wash (wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew)
suds (wash in suds)
rinse; rinse off (wash off soap or remaining dirt)
cradle (wash in a cradle)
stone-wash; stonewash (wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance)
hand-wash; handwash (wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine)
machine-wash; machine wash (wash by machine)
acid-wash (wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They launder the cape
Derivation:
laundry (workplace where clothes are washed and ironed)
laundry (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)
