Absterge

Absterge
Absterge Ab*sterge, v. t. [L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger.] To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [R.] --Quincy. [1913 Webster]

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  • absterge — [ab stʉrj′] vt. absterged, absterging 〚L abstergere < ab(s) , away + tergere, to wipe: see DETERGE〛 Archaic 1. to wipe away; clean 2. to purge abstergent adj., n. abstersion …   Universalium

  • absterge — index decontaminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • abstergé — abstergé, ée (ab stèr jé, jée) part. passé. Plaie bien abstergée …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • absterge — [ab stʉrj′] vt. absterged, absterging [L abstergere < ab(s) , away + tergere, to wipe: see DETERGE] Archaic 1. to wipe away; clean 2. to purge abstergent adj., n. abstersion [ab stʉr′shən] n …   English World dictionary

  • absterge — verb /əbˈstɜːdʒ,æbˈstɝdʒ/ To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge …   Wiktionary

  • absterge — ab·sterge …   English syllables

  • absterge —   v.t. archaic, wipe clean; purify …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • absterge — abzˈtərj, əb , bˈst transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French absterger, from Latin abstergēre, from abs (variant of ab ab (I)) + tergēre to wipe off more at terse archaic : to cleanse especially by wiping …   Useful english dictionary

  • absterger — ⇒ABSTERGER, verbe trans. I. Emploi trans., MÉD. Nettoyer un organe, une plaie, un ulcère avec un abstergent : • 1. La membrane de l uvée est si fine dans les ciseaux, que, lorsqu on en a abstergé le vernis, elle est absolument transparente, et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cleanness cleanness cleanliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 purity purity Sgm: N 1 cleaning cleaning &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 purification purification defecation …   English dictionary for students

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