Deterged

Deterged
Deterge De*terge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d['e]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer. [1913 Webster]

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  • deterged — v. cleanse, wash out; wipe away …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Deterge — De*terge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[ e]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deterging — Deterge De*terge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[ e]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deterge — transitive verb (deterged; deterging) Etymology: French or Latin; French déterger, from Latin detergēre, from de + tergēre to wipe Date: circa 1623 to wash off ; cleanse • deterger noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deterge — detergency, n. /di terrj /, v.t., deterged, deterging. 1. to wipe or wash away; cleanse. 2. to cleanse of impurities or undesirable matter, as a wound. [1615 25; ( < F) < L detergere to wipe off, equiv. to de DE + tergere to wipe] * * * …   Universalium

  • deterge — /dəˈtɜdʒ/ (say duh terj) verb (t) (deterged, deterging) 1. to wipe away. 2. to cleanse by removing foul or morbid matter, as from a wound. {Latin dētergēre wipe off} …  

  • deterge — [dē tʉrj′, ditʉrj′] vt. deterged, deterging [L detergere, to wipe off < de , off, from + tergere, to wipe, cleanse < IE * terg < base * ter : see THROW] to cleanse (a wound, etc.) …   English World dictionary

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