deterge

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9
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10
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7

Definition of deterge

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material.
    “Nature to attenuate, open, deterge, and dissolve; and Milk and Water, and Seeds, to cool, nourish, and balmify”

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Etymology

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

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