5
desexualise
5
pasteurize(verb, clean, preservation, unproductive)
4
change(verb, fix, clean, unproductive)
4
cut(verb, drop, remove, reject, destroy)
4
depurate(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
4
filter(verb, clean, cleanse, sanitize, purify)
4
launder(verb, drop, cut, remove, reject)
4
scrub(verb, remove, arrange, clean, organize)
4
unman(verb, impotence, castrate)
4
wash(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
4
wipe(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
3
antisepticize(verb, clean, unproductive)
3
brush(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
3
clear(verb, reject, clean, restore, cancel)
3
deodorize(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
3
enervate
3
expurgate(verb, cut, remove, suppress, arrange)
3
neaten(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
3
refine(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
3
restore(verb, clean, rinse)
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