deterge

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deterge

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From French déterger, from Latin dētergēre, from dē- + tergēre.

verb deterges · deterging · deterged

  1. transitive To clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material. Nature to attenuate, open, deterge, and dissolve; and Milk and Water, and Seeds, to cool, nourish, and balmify

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@misc{deterge_2026,
  title = {deterge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deterge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}