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deterge
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de·terge  (d-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 dtergre : d-, de- + tergre, to wipe.]
deterge [dɪˈtɜːdʒ]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to wash or wipe away; cleanse to deterge a wound
[from Latin dētergēre to wipe away, from de- + tergēre to wipe]
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Verb1.deterge - 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"
wipe away, wipe off - remove by wiping


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