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de⋅terge

  [di-turj]
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–verb (used with object), -terged, -terg⋅ing.
1. to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
2. to cleanse of impurities or undesirable matter, as a wound.
Origin:
1615–25; (< F) < L dētergēre to wipe off, equiv. to dē- de- + tergēre to wipe

Related forms:
de⋅ter⋅gen⋅cy, noun
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de·terge   (dĭ-tûrj')   
tr.v.   de·terged, de·terg·ing, de·terg·es
To wash or wipe off (a wound, for example); cleanse.

[French déterger, from Latin dētergēre : dē-, de- + tergēre, to wipe.]
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