Launder Definition
lôndər, län-
laundered, laundering, launders
verb
laundered, laundering, launders
To wash (clothes, for example).
American Heritage
To wash, or wash and iron (clothes, etc.)
Webster's New World
To exchange or invest (money) in such a way as to conceal that it came from an illegal or improper source.
Webster's New World
To withstand washing.
A fabric that launders well.
Webster's New World
To make (something improper or offensive) seem less so.
Webster's New World
noun
launders
A water trough, esp. one used in mining for washing dirt from the ore.
Webster's New World
A gutter (for rainwater)
Wiktionary
Origin of Launder
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From Middle English launder, lavender launderer from Old French lavandier from Vulgar Latin lavandārius from Latin lavandāria things to be washed from lavanda neuter pl. gerundive of lavāre to wash leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandena, from Latin lavō (“I wash").
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