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absterge

/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ UK
/æbˈstɝd͡ʒ/ US
/əbˈstɝd͡ʒ/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

From French and Middle French absterger or from Medieval Latin abstergēre (“wipe off or away”); formed from Latin abs- + tergeō (“to wipe off”).

verb absterges · absterging · absterged

archaic, transitive To make clean by wiping; to wipe away. I elevate and absterge my anime from its nocturnal inquinations.
Similar: cleanse, purge

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"absterge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/absterge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{absterge_2026,
  title = {absterge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/absterge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}