DETERGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deterge mean? 

• DETERGE (verb)
  The verb DETERGE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DETERGE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETERGE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they deterge    ... he / she / it deterges   
Past simple: deterged   
Past participle: deterged   
-ing form: deterging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

This drug is powerful enough to deterge

Hypernyms (to "deterge" is one way to...):

wipe away; wipe off (remove by wiping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

detergence; detergency (detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power)

detergent (a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension)

detergent; detersive (having cleansing power)