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DETERGE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
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
Example:
This drug is powerful enough to deterge
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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)
