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rinse

/ˈɹɪns/RINS
/ˈɹɪns/RINS

Meaningto make clean

Common meaning: wash out lightly

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)hreinsa‘to make clean’source
  2. Old Frenchrinsersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto make clean → wash out lightlyrinse‘wash out lightly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) hreinsa ‘to make clean’.

Roots

  • hreinsa Old Norse (Icelandic) “to make clean”

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