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verb (used with object), de·terged, de·terg·ing.
1.
to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
2.
to cleanse of impurities or undesirable matter, as a wound.
Related forms
de·ter·gen·cy, noun
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deterge (dɪˈtɜːdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to wash or wipe away; cleanse: to deterge a wound | |
| [C17: from Latin dētergēre to wipe away, from | |
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Deterge
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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