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Deterge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To wash or wipe off (a wound, for example); cleanse.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To clean of undesirable material

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To cleanse; clear away foul or offensive matter from, as from the body or from a wound or ulcer.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

Word Usage

"Molière's Le Malade Imaginaire we find catharsis pre - sented in a farcical situation: Clysterium donare, Postea seignare, Ensuita purgare (“With a clyster deterge, then let the blood spurge, and finally purge”)."

Verb Form

deterged deterges deterging

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

wipe away wipe off

Form

deterged deterging

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cleanse clean remove