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| de·terge [ di túrj ] (past and past participle de·terged, present participle de·terg·ing, 3rd person present singular de·terg·es) |
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cleanse: to cleanse something, especially a wound
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin detergere "wipe off" < tergere "wipe"] |
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