rinse
pronunciation
How to pronounce rinse in British English:
UK [rɪns]
How to pronounce rinse in American English:
US [rɪns]
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- Noun:
- a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
- the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
- the act of giving a light tint to the hair
- washing lightly without soap
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- Verb:
- wash off soap or remaining dirt
- clean with some chemical process
- rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
Word Origin
- rinse (v.)
- c. 1300 "subject to light washing; wash with water only" (mid-13c. in surname Rinsfet), from Old French reincier (transitive) "to wash, cleanse" (12c., Modern French rincer), probably dissimilated from recincier, from Vulgar Latin *recentiare "to make fresh, to wash, cleanse with water," from Late Latin recentare "to make fresh," from Latin recens "new, fresh" (see recent). OED says similarity in form and sense with Old Norse hreinsa is "prob[ably] accidental." Meaning "wash a second time to remove remaining impurities, soap, etc." is from 1520s. Related: Rinsed; rinsing.
- rinse (n.)
- 1837, from rinse (v.). As a hair treatment, by 1928.
Example
- 1. Rinse off with warm water , and pat dry .
- 2. Rinse well , otherwise the cream cleaner will leave a residue .
- 3. Then they rinse , disinfect and ozonize each bottle .
- 4. Your dentist can prescribe a stronger concentration of fluoride in a gel , toothpaste or rinse if you need it .
- 5. When I am finished I rinse off my spoon and bowl place them in the sink and attempt to leave the kitchen .