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DETERGE

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)

Sense 1

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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

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