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Webster 1913 Edition

Deterge

De-terge′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deterged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterging
.]
[L.
detergere
,
detersum
;
de
+
tergere
to rub or wipe off: cf. F.
déterger
.]
To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deterge

DETERGE

,
Verb.
T.
deterj. [L., to wipe or scour.] To cleanse; to purge away foul or offending matter, from the body, or from an ulcer.

Definition 2024

deterge

deterge

See also: detergé

English

Verb

deterge ‎(third-person singular simple present deterges, present participle deterging, simple past and past participle deterged)

  1. To clean of undesirable material

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

deterge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of detergere

Latin

Verb

dētergē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dētergeō

Spanish

Verb

deterge

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of deterger.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of deterger.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of deterger.

Etymology

From French déterger, from Latin dētergēre, from dē- + tergēre.

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