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Definition of Deterge
1. Verb. Wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body. "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
Generic synonyms: Wipe Away, Wipe Off
Derivative terms: Detergence, Detergency, Detergent, Detergent, Detersive
Derivative terms: Detergence, Detergency, Detergent, Detergent, Detersive
Definition of Deterge
1. v. t. To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.
Definition of Deterge
1. Verb. To clean of undesirable material ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deterge
1. to cleanse [v -TERGED, -TERGING, -TERGES] - See also: cleanse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deterge
Literary usage of Deterge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"deterge, to wipe off. (L.) 'deterge, to wipe, or rub off;' Kersey's Diet. ed.
1715. —Lat. detergere, to wipe off. ..."
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