to clean one's system
- phrasal verb
:
desintoxicarse
- "My father believed in a spring tonic to clean your system out for the beginning of summer."
Examples
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She decided to clean her system after feeling sluggish for weeks.
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Drinking plenty of water can help clean your system and flush out toxins.
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Many people choose to clean their system with detox diets before the new year.
Synonyms
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1.0
To remove dirt and stains
138
3.0
To pass something through a device that removes unwanted parts
91
3.2
Empty a place or container by removing everything inside
81
4.3
Remove waste or harmful substances from the body
51
4.5
Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water
33
3.0
Remove dirt and germs from a person's body by washing
30
4.6
To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean
20
3.8
To remove unwanted things from water, air, or lists by letting the rest pass
14
7.9
To make someone vomit or empty their stomach to remove harmful substances
9
2.0
Clean something using water to remove dirt or stains
9
7.0
To remove harmful substances from a place or thing to make it safe
2
5.4
To remove harmful substances from something to make it safe
2
3.9
To remove harmful things from the body by changing what you eat
1
8.4
To remove dangerous substances from people, equipment, or areas
1
7.5
To remove harmful substances from water, air, or materials
Take harmful substances out of something to make it safe
Remove harmful substances from the body by drinking more water or sweating
To clean a wound or the skin by washing away dirt and germs
Removes harmful or unwanted substances to make something clean
Antonyms
How Clean
- Archaic
14
7.9
2
3.9
51
4.5
30
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning follows directly from combining 'clean' (to remove unwanted substances) with 'one's system' (the body or bodily systems); the possessive signals that the system belongs to the person. This compositional mapping is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'limpiar el organismo') and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase clean one's system comes from the image of clearing a machine or a line of pipes, where you would clean the system by flushing out dirt and bad stuff. That's why people use it for the body or a computer to mean 'to remove unwanted or harmful things'.