Clearing: alternatives and connections

The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

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The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuati…

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To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

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of Purge

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The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vind…

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Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

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of Free

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The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

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A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

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To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.

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To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.

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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

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An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

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