cleansing

Who acts: you, Mum, nurse, Fresh air, euphemism Ethnic cleansing, words · What happens: make, cleanse, use, get, force out, kill · To what, where: something, cut, wipes, lotion, cleansing cry, people

«cleansing» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: cleansing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making something very clean, especially skin or a wound: cleansing a cut.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Making	obj
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 clean	advmod
4	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 something	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 skin	punct
6	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 skin	advmod
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 something	appos
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 wound	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wound	det
10	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 skin	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 cleansing	punct
12	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Making	conj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 cut	det
14	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 cleansing	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	cleanse	gerund		a cut					vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cut=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Used for cleaning: cleansing wipes, cleansing lotion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 cleaning	case
3	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 cleansing	punct
5	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Used	advcl
6	wipes	wipe	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cleansing	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 cleansing	punct
8	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 cleansing	conj
9	lotion	lotion	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cleansing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	participle		for cleaning	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	cleanse	gerund	wipes		vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wipe=Patient
3	cleanse	gerund	lotion		vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lotion=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Getting rid of something bad or unwanted, including feelings: a cleansing cry.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
2	rid	rid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Getting	xcomp
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 rid	obl
5	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 unwanted	cc
7	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bad	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 feelings	punct
9	including	including	ADP	_	10 feelings	case
10	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 bad	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 cry	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 cry	det
13	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 cry	amod
14	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Getting	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Getting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund		a cleansing cry				rid property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	cleanse	gerund							vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: euphemism — kept apart, not parsed.

Ethnic cleansing: a horrible crime where people are forced out or killed because of their group.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 cleansing	amod
2	cleansing	cleansing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 crime	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 crime	det
5	horrible	horrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 crime	amod
6	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cleansing	appos
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 forced	advmod
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 forced	nsubj:pass
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 forced	aux:pass
10	forced	force	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 crime	acl:relcl
11	out	out	ADP	_	10 forced	compound:prt
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 killed	cc
13	killed	kill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 forced	conj
14	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	17 group	case
15	of	of	ADP	_	14 because	fixed
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 group	nmod:poss
17	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 killed	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cleansing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	force out	present · passive		people					vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	kill	participle						because people's group	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

Start by cleansing the cut with clean water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Start	start	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	by	by	SCONJ	_	3 cleansing	mark
3	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Start	advcl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cut	det
5	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cleansing	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 water	case
7	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 water	amod
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cleansing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Start	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	imperative	you not said here						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	cleanse	gerund	you not said here	the cut				with clean water	vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cut=Patient

Example 2

Mum uses a cleansing lotion on her face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	nsubj
2	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lotion	det
4	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 lotion	amod
5	lotion	lotion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 face	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 face	nmod:poss
8	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lotion	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Mum	a cleansing lotion		Mum's face			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lotion=Patient
2	cleanse	gerund							vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The nurse was cleansing the wound before putting on a plaster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cleansing	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cleansing	aux
4	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wound	det
6	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cleansing	obj
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 putting	mark
8	putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 cleansing	advcl
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 plaster	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 plaster	det
11	plaster	plaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 putting	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cleansing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cleanse	past · progressive	the nurse	the wound					vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient
2	put	gerund	the nurse not said here			a plaster			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on plaster=Destination

Example 4

Fresh air felt cleansing after the stuffy classroom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 air	amod
2	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 felt	nsubj
3	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 felt	xcomp
5	after	after	ADP	_	8 classroom	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 classroom	det
7	stuffy	stuffy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 classroom	amod
8	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cleansing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	Fresh air						vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	cleanse	gerund	Fresh air not said here				after the stuffy classroom		vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

(euphemism) Ethnic cleansing is a crime against humanity, though the words sound clean.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 euphemism	punct
2	euphemism	euphemism	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cleansing	compound
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 euphemism	punct
4	Ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cleansing	amod
5	cleansing	cleansing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crime	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 crime	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 crime	det
8	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	against	against	ADP	_	10 humanity	case
10	humanity	humanity	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crime	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 sound	punct
12	though	though	SCONJ	_	15 sound	mark
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 words	det
14	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 sound	nsubj
15	sound	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 crime	conj
16	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 sound	xcomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 crime	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	euphemism Ethnic cleansing	a crime				against humanity	tree rules
2	sound	present	the words					clean property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

Cleansing wipes are handy on a camping trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cleansing	cleanse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 wipes	amod
2	wipes	wipe	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 handy	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 handy	cop
4	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 trip	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 trip	det
7	camping	camping	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 trip	compound
8	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 handy	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 handy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cleanse	gerund							vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	Cleansing wipes			a camping trip		handy property	tree rules

Example 7

But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	2 cleansing	cc
2	cleansing	cleanse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 change	advcl
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 feathers	nmod:poss
4	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cleansing	obj
5	as	as	ADV	_	6 often	advmod
6	often	often	ADV	_	2 cleansing	advmod
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 would	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 would	nsubj
9	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 often	advcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 cleansing	punct
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 change	nsubj
12	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 change	aux
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 change	advmod
14	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
15	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 color	nmod:poss
16	color	color	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 change	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 perished	punct
18	while	while	SCONJ	_	24 perished	mark
19	through	through	ADP	_	20 want	case
20	want	want	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 perished	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 food	case
22	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 want	nmod
23	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 perished	nsubj
24	perished	perish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 change	advcl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	cleanse	gerund	he not said here	his feathers		often property	vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient
2	not change	could	he	feathers's color			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent color=Patient
3	perish	past	he		want of food		vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
4	want			food			nom want «state transitive»: of=patient

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