hoʻomaʻemaʻe

Hawaiian

Etymology

hoʻo- +‎ maʻemaʻe (clean)

Verb

hoʻomaʻemaʻe

1. (transitive) to clean, cause to be clean, cleanse
2. (transitive) to purify
3. (transitive) to purge
4. (transitive) to reform

Noun

hoʻomaʻemaʻe

1. purge
2. reform