Cleansed Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "WASHED" which means:

adjective satellite
• • Clean by virtue of having been washed in water
• • Wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination
verb
• • To clean with water.
• • To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
• • To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
• • To clean oneself with water.
• • To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
• • To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
• • To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
• • To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
• • To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
• • To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
• • To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
• • To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
• • To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
• • To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.

An example sentence would be:

• • "I love wearing my newly washed jeans."
• • "The washed car gleamed in the sun."

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