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Meaning of launder | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlɔːndə

Definitions

  1. To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
  2. To lave; to wet.
    obsolete
  3. To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
  4. To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.
    transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch waschen
Français blanchir
Português branquear lavar
Русский отмыва́ть

Examples

“Oft did she heave her napkin to her eyne, / Which on it had conceited characters, / Laundering the silken figures in the brine”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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